Diamond in the rough
This male Resplendent Quetzal was quite happy to stay hidden inside this tree digesting his meal of avacados. A lot of contortions on my part to actual get a view and shot. However I wasn't crashing around through the branches - just peering respectfully and quietly through a gap from outside the tree.
This is one of my favourite shots from the recent trip to Costa Rica, because it is a bit different - not just a quetzal on a moss covered perch in the rain (but there is nothing wrong with those shots either!).
Taken in the Parque Nacional Los Quetzales cloud forest at approx 5,000m altitude, Costa Rica.
Diamond in the rough
This male Resplendent Quetzal was quite happy to stay hidden inside this tree digesting his meal of avacados. A lot of contortions on my part to actual get a view and shot. However I wasn't crashing around through the branches - just peering respectfully and quietly through a gap from outside the tree.
This is one of my favourite shots from the recent trip to Costa Rica, because it is a bit different - not just a quetzal on a moss covered perch in the rain (but there is nothing wrong with those shots either!).
Taken in the Parque Nacional Los Quetzales cloud forest at approx 5,000m altitude, Costa Rica.