Category: Birds
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Kingfishers from Indonesia
In English, kingfishers are surprisingly covering birds that are actually fishing fish prey, and (very similar in appearance) birds that are hunting on insects and ground prey (French has two different names for them: martins-pêcheurs and martins-chasseurs). Unsurprisingly they leave in different biotopes (river sides and forests). One of the most attractive aspects of these…
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Rainbow bee-eaters
Marvellous little birds, with bright flashy colors. Indonesia.
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Resplendent Quetzal
A few pictures of my trips to Costa Rica (in 2015 and 2025): A unique bird of colors. Quetzal on Wild Focus Resplendent Quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno – Quetzal resplendissant.
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Vulturine guineafowl
Sure! We do know the guineafowl of our European countries. Looking a bit weird, sounding a bit weird, but common. What about a wilder, weirder beast?
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Wire-crested thorntail
I love coquette hummingbirds; they are all so nice (and strange) hummingbirds. But, here, I would like to present you with a member of this family whose English name retained the tail description, but isn’t it a surprising Extra-Terrestrial hummingbird with its double crest and deep green colors? Wire-crested thorntail, Coquette de Popelaire (Discosura popelairii)Peru,…
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Hummingbirds from Peru
A few weeks in Peru, a few more hummingbirds. I’ll admit easily that catching some hummingbirds in Peru was more difficult than in Ecuador. Nevertheless, I was able to catch a few ones. I tried focusing on multiple birds in the same shot, this time. You’ll see if they are good enough.
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Rufous-crested coquette
A fantastic male bird of only a few centimeters. Coquettes are all nice (and strange) hummingbirds; But they are so marvelous! Rufous-crested coquette, Coquette de Delattre (Lophornis delattrei)Peru, October 2024.
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Brazil 2023 – Birds of prey
A few weeks in Brazil brought back images of a symbolic and often admirable family of birds: birds of prey. We found all kinds of talons and beaks, sometimes rare, often spectacular, always attractive to the observer and photographer. Brazil, August 2023.
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Brazil 2023 – Toucans
What bird could be more emblematic of South America than the toucan. Madly colored, with a beak you’d believe prohibits flight, you can’t miss this family of birds. Brazil, August 2023.