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Resplendent Quetzal
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Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)

This was my main target bird for my visit to Costa Rica and thanks to a great Birdguide, Melvin at Savergre Lodge I got the most breathtaking shots of this stunning bird while other birders in the area struggled to get a distant view of this bird Melvin introduced me to this Male Model of a bird he posed and then shifted his perch and posed again. A unforgetable two morning sessions started my trip to Costa Rica in the best possible way.
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Habitat
Hillside vegetation
Location
Costa Rica
Date taken
19/11/08
Scientific name
Pharomachrus mocinno
Equipment used
Canon 40D Canon 600mm
julie61
Wow oh wow Stunning it sure is, lovely setting for it too, love this jt, in my faves, lucky you o:)o:):t:
 
Jim Crosswell
I have only seen this bird once in Costa Rica. It was in the shadows and missing the long tail feathers. This image is absolutely stunning!!! Going into my faves!
 
madamcoolpix
WooooooooooW, Jim!!!! :eek!: Utterly awesome picture of this emblematic bird, love everything about it (including those fruits in the tree that look like green light bulbs! :-O)!!! Excellent job done!!! :clap: :loveme:
 
jonesboy
I wouldn't have been able to take my eyes off it to take a photo.
Fantastic shot Jim!!!
 

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