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White-crowned Parrot
scottishdude

White-crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis)

Incredibly well camouflaged these guys, I knew he landed in the tree but it was a little while before I spotted it. It was very early in the morning and cloudy hence the high iso - of course another lifer
Habitat
Rain forest
Location
Rancho Naturalista Costa Rica
Date taken
28/3/11
Scientific name
Pionus senilis
Equipment used
Canon 600mm + 1.4x Hand held
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Isn't he just lovely! You've taken a super shot of him Jamie - a rather scarce visitor here so it's really great to see this one.

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That fitness training standing you in good stead to hand hold that 600mm Jamie!! a beautiful composed class image my friend, :t::t::t:
 
Superb shot of this beautiful parrot! They are pretty common but it can be really tough to get pictures of these guys!
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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