Category: Birds
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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.
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Saffron finch, all in white
Saffron finch, Sicale bouton d’or (Sicalis flaveola)Brazil, August 2023. While working on some pictures taken last year in Brazil, I stopped on this nice little saffron finch I caught in a tree along a nice little river. It reminded me that I had not mentioned my portfolio, “Blanc, c’est blanc” (White is all), for a…
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New hummingbirds
After a recent trip to Ecuado, I had the possibility of enriching my collection of hummingbirds. All my new hummingbirds are here: https://photo.roumazeilles.net/tous-les-portfolios/colibris/ I love these small (or tiny, rather) birds. Colors, shiny feathers, high speed make them adorable and excellent subjects for photography. Truly fascinating…
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Japanese cranes
The crane is one of these symbols coming through the centuries to feed Japanese culture. It’s everywhere. Usually called tanchōzuru, it is said to live 1000 years. It will be found on coins, bills, company logos (e.g. Japan Airlines), but also on many ukiyo-e, traditional paper prints from woodblock engravings. Inevitably, crane flocks are met…
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Whooper swan
Strong and dignified, the whooper swan is marvelous subject, in snow as much as in sun. Whooper swan, Cygne siffleur (Cygnus cygnus)Hokkaido, Japan North island, January/February 2019.