Rufous Antpitta - Colombia

[Dorian Anderson]

I'd heard this high elevation skulker in a dozen different places around Colombia before I finally got eyes - and lens - on one
at a feeding station outside Manizales. It was a pretty sweet encounter and well-worth laying in soaked and decaying leaf matter!

Not a lot of light, industry standard for antpittas.....

I'm back in Colombia in June 2020 if you're interested in joining me.

Canon 600mm f/4 IS II on EOS 1D Mark IV
1/80 at f/5, ISO 2000
Processed in LR CC. Cloned out one distracting and OOF specular highlight at upper right.