19 October 2012

Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus)


Wow.

Photo credit Joe Brown, via フリンジ削除.

7 comments:

  1. joobieOctober 19, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    saw one while at machu picchu in april. that and a golden headed quetzal were two of the highlights of peru for me.

    unfortunately they were somewhat shy about being photographed. the only birds in perú that seem to really like having their picture taken are the little rufous-collared sparrows.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/philside92/8103705152/

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    1. bunnitsOctober 19, 2012 at 5:56 PM

      that must have been really something

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    2. joobieOctober 19, 2012 at 6:51 PM

      being in peru and seeing machu picchu was a lifelong dream come true. everything else was the icing on the cake.

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  2. bobbieOctober 19, 2012 at 5:17 PM

    Ditto...

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  3. bunnitsOctober 19, 2012 at 5:58 PM

    I have wanted to see one of these live ever since I saw a photo in a bird book as a child. That is a great photo.

    [damn word verification; I had to try six times this time. Started thinking I might be a robot!]

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  4. AnonymousOctober 19, 2012 at 7:16 PM

    Exactly what I said when I saw it. Just wow. The diversity of life is simply stunning. --A.

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  5. AbbieOctober 20, 2012 at 1:42 AM

    Where's the beak?

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