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Red Headed Trogon (Male)
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Red Headed Trogon (Male) (Harpactes erythrocephalus)

It was my lucky day to get this gem of a bird. it has taken me 10 years from first sighting to finally nailing it! I have been away from avian photography for 3 years and this is a great start again!
f/5.6 1/125s ISO3200
Habitat
Deep jungle forests
Location
Fraser's Hill, Pahang - Malaysia
Date taken
05 Sep 2017
Scientific name
Harpactes erythrocephalus
Equipment used
1DX + EF800mm
Staff member
Opus Editor
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Oh my!!! What a lovely time you seem to have had with this guy Phil. And you got some lovely pictures of him too.

I'll upload this one to The Opus, as it shows the underparts so nicely. Many thanks for sharing it with us.

It's wonderful to see you posting again lad.
 

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