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'Narrow Racket' is the curious name of this narrow winding alleyway in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire.
I realized I have 199 birds in my album from my 2018 trip to Ecuador. I need to get it up to an even 200. Tandayapa Lodge, Ecudor
Cola de Raqueta , White-booted Racket-tail, Ocreatus underwoodii.
Mirador Guaycapi
Provincia de Pichincha
Ecuador
(Dicrurus remifer>)
Di Linh
Vietname
I think I was the only one, in our group, who saw this species (at least at this location and time). I noticed it behind the tree and just slightly move my camera and took a burst of shots before it flee away and let me to frame the rackets.
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Vietname (2022)
- All the photos for this order PASSERIFORMES
- All the photos for this family Dicruridae
- All the photos for this species Dicrurus remifer
- All the photos taken this day 2022/12/13
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Fantastic cloud forest hummingbird found in the eastern Andes from southern Colombia to central Peru. Male has a straight tail ending in rackets and buffy leg puffs. On female, note the combination of short bill, white underparts scaled with green, white facial marks, and buffy thighs. May overlap with Rufous-booted Racket-tail at the southern edge of its range; male Peruvian Racket-tail has straight central tail feathers that do not cross; females of the two species look almost identical. Typically feeds at small flowers at forest edge or in clearings.
This one was photographed in Northern Peru led by Neotropic Photo Tours and our Peruvian guide Steve Sánchez Wildlife Photography.
Back to some color!
Fantastic cloud forest hummingbird found in the eastern Andes from southern Colombia to central Peru. Male has a straight tail ending in rackets and buffy leg puffs. On female, note the combination of short bill, white underparts scaled with green, white facial marks, and buffy thighs. She is quite similar to female Rufous-vented Whitetip, but has buff (not white) thighs and fewer markings on throat. May overlap with Rufous-booted Racket-tail at the southern edge of its range; male Peruvian Racket-tail has straight central tail feathers that do not cross; females of the two species look almost identical. Typically feeds at small flowers at forest edge or in clearings, and sometimes visits feeders.
Seen on a photo tour in Northern Peru led by Neotropic Photo Tours and our Peruvian guide Steve Sánchez Wildlife Photography.
Fantastic cloud forest hummingbird found in the eastern Andes from southern Colombia to central Peru. Male has a straight tail ending in rackets and buffy leg puffs. On female, note the combination of short bill, white underparts scaled with green, white facial marks, and buffy thighs. Typically feeds at small flowers at forest edge or in clearings.
This one was photographed in Northern Peru led by Neotropic Photo Tours and our Peruvian guide Steve Sánchez Wildlife Photography.
Empty ballast 9241, with locos GM27, GM22, B61 and 4501 pass through Redbank curve north of Thirlmere, shortly before joining back up to the Main South.
2023-07-19 SSR GM27-GM22-B61-4501 Redbank 9241
A flypast from the male Booted Racket-tail. The fluffy leg puffs are prominently displayed during courting displays and the elongated tail feathers with blue disks are audibly snapped in a series of hovers and dives.
Eight subspecies range along the Andean cordillera, this one, subspecies underwoodii, sighted in Ecuador.
Fantastic cloud forest hummingbird found in the eastern Andes from southern Colombia to central Peru. Male has a straight tail ending in rackets and buffy leg puffs. On female, note the combination of short bill, white underparts scaled with green, white facial marks, and buffy thighs. May overlap with Rufous-booted Racket-tail at the southern edge of its range; male Peruvian Racket-tail has straight central tail feathers that do not cross; females of the two species look almost identical. Typically feeds at small flowers at forest edge or in clearings.
This one was photographed in Northern Peru led by Neotropic Photo Tours and our Peruvian guide Steve Sánchez Wildlife Photography.
Nikon F100
50mm Nikkor f/1.4
Efke 100
ilfotec DD-X
Storm Water Treatment Area East, Wellington, FL
"...these birds can sound like everything from a squeaky door hinge to explosions of static from a radio left on at high volume to laughing whistles to monkey-like rattles."
Tennis Collection: (Visor Cap, Racket, Polo and Jacket&Skirt): Evie - Active Babe Tennis Collection @Equal10
Hair: DOUX - Cardi hairstyle [Reds]
Bracelet: MIDNA - Barbara Bracelets @BelleEvents
Necklaces: .::Supernatural::. Dandara Set Fatpack
Neckstrap w earphone: ::GB:: Neckstrap with earphone
Water Bottle: REIGN.- VARSITY DAYS WATER BOTTLE #18
Sport Bag: =Zenith=Towel Sport Bag (Sky)
Locker and Bench: Pewpew! & kiwi / 4. Tennis Club Locker - Pink
Sculpture by Revs
Note the "No Future" on its small pedestal; he's used that on other sculptures as well.
Belatedly realized this phot excludes the sculpted word "The" atop "Bad."
I must thank Anand ( www.flickr.com/photos/anandpatre/ ) for his suggestion on the exposure correction on this image. My previous image is
posted below .
My son at 25 december at Dubai. Hiting the sun back in the other direction. Happy we get longer days since then ;) :)
sooc. Big surprise...not. I just suck at editing. But anyways...yay for babysitting 8 hours a day! We have to find SOMETHING to do. So we play badminton. :) It's actually pretty fun when they aren't killing each other with the rackets.
(Day 8/365, June 4, 2010)
46100 making an almighty noise as it passed Rossett winding itself up to tackle Gresford Bank. Not sure my ears have recovered and neither have my thighs after negotiating the nettles along the line side "footpath"!
This White-booted Racket-tail hummingbird makes itself look large by spreading its racket-tails to hopefully ward off other hummingbirds from getting to the flowers 🌺 🌸 - Ecuador 🇪🇨
The male booted racket-tail hummingbirds are very distinctive with their long tail feathers. When they decide to defend a territory they spread the tail feathers and puff out their chests, making themselves look as big as possible. More tomorrow!!!
This tiny forest sprite is found at middle elevations in Andean cloud forest, from around 1,000–2,200 m. The male is one of the most distinctive hummingbirds with his long tail rackets and prominent white or orange leg puffs. Females can be identified by their white underparts with variable amounts of spotting, short straight bill, leg puffs, and tiny size. Beware female whitetips, which have very similar plumage but are larger and longer-billed and do not have leg puffs. Can be seen foraging at low or middle levels of forest and edges.
This one was photographed in Colombia guided by Neotropic Photo Tours.