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Species # 1678
Anairetes parulus
Humedal Tres Puentes, Punta Arenas, Chile.
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Isaiah 25:4-5 “For you are a protector for the poor, a protector for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the rainstorm, a shade from the heat. Though the breath of tyrants is like a winter rainstorm, like heat in a dry land, you humble the boasting foreigners. Just as the shadow of a cloud causes the heat to subside, so he causes the song of tyrants to cease.”
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This photograph captures a Long-tailed Tyrant (Colonia colonus) perched in the coastal rainforest edge of Capurganá, Chocó, Colombia. The bird’s slate-gray body and ivory crown stand out crisply against a softly blurred tapestry of verdant foliage. Its extraordinary tail, nearly twice the length of its body, drifts like a ribbon in the humid morning light, lending the scene a sense of elegant poise and serenity.
I framed this portrait from a low angle to emphasize the tyrant’s regal posture and to isolate it within the lush backdrop. Working handheld with a long telephoto lens, I balanced a fast shutter speed to freeze its subtle shifts and a moderately wide aperture to achieve a creamy bokeh. Metering for gentle highlights preserved delicate feather textures while under-exposing slightly enhanced mood. Controlled breathing and precise timing were essential to capturing this elusive subject at the rainforest’s edge.
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This is an immature male vermilion flycatcher. I say immature, because the males start off with a black head and sort of a striped belly and eventually those parts morph to all red. This guy has some black streaks on his crest so I'm thinking just a wee bit immature, but very close to full adulthood. They're so flashy. I love 'em.
In this image, we see a Long-tailed Tyrant (Colonia colonus) perched gracefully on a bare branch in the heart of San Pablo de Borbur, Boyacá, Colombia. The bird’s sleek black plumage contrasts beautifully with its long, striking tail feathers. The blurred green forest backdrop provides a serene atmosphere, highlighting the bird’s striking pose. I used a Canon R5 with an RF 800mm lens and a 1.4x extender, shooting at 1/180 second, f/16, and ISO 800 to capture the intricate details and ensure sharpness in the bird's tail, a key feature of the species.
The challenge in capturing this image was balancing the low light of the forest with the need for a fast enough shutter speed to freeze the motion of this active species. The smooth background draws focus to the bird, while the composition allows for appreciation of both the Tyrant’s long tail and its signature upright posture. As a photographer, moments like these remind me of the importance of patience and the thrill of discovering such elegant creatures in the wild.
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Suiriri-cavaleiro
Cattle Tyrant (Nome em Inglês)
Machetornis rixosa
(Vieillot, 1819) (Nome Científico)
Tyrannidae (Família)
Passeriformes (Ordem)
Pássaro Silvestre
Lago Sul
Brasília, Brasil
In early March of 2021, while walking in a nature preserve, my partner-in-awe and I spotted a northern saw whet owl deep in a cedar tree. I spotted something else as well: whiskers and paws! Look underneath the tiny tyrant: despite the thick tangle of branches you can see he is sitting on a vole or mouse! I later learned that saw whets will “brood” previously cached prey to thaw out the frozen carcass. We took a few shots and left him to thaw out his supper.
Fluvicola pica
Pied Water-Tyrant - Bonte Watertiran - Grotomotyo (Suriname)
Canon 5D Mark IV + Canon EF 300mm F2.8 L IS USM + 1.4x TC
Maria-preta-de-penacho (Knipolegus lophotes).
Altiplano Leste, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
Animal in wildlife.
Maria-preta-de-penacho (Knipolegus lophotes).
Altiplano Leste, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
Animal in wildlife.
Mosqueta Enana, Eared Pygmy-Tyrant, Myiornis auricularis.
Especie # 1.940
Parque Estadual Intervales
Estado de São Paulo
Brasil
This tiny, beautiful bird occurs in montane forest all along the Andes, but occurs more generally in Patagonia right down to the coast. But they did not seem particularly common, and they were always on the move when I saw them so never easy to connect with. I photographed this individual in a Southern Beech (Nothofagus) woodland in Tierra del Fuego National Park in southern Argentina. This one shows off his amazing crest particularly well. The tyrant part of their name is because they are in the suboscine passerine family Tyrannidae, given that name because the first named species in this family was a bit of a bully (Eastern Kingbird) and was also known as "Tyrant".
Long ago, the eleven Toa Mangai stood proudly over Metru Nui:
(Mask by Maria Ivan)
Viudita Enmascarada, Masked Water-Tyrant, Fluvicola nengeta.
Milpe road
Provincia de Pichincha
Ecuador
A beautiful display of the streamer-tailed tyrant!
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Did a birding trip with Rodrigo Reyes of Birdwatching Chile. From pelagic to the mountain environment in the Andes, we got great views of a large number of interesting birds, including many endemics. Great trip, and I strongly recommend Rodrigo.
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From Wiki:
The tufted tit-tyrant is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. This species is found in western South America; its range stretches from southern Colombia south along the Andes mountains to Tierra del Fuego. Territorial, it defends it 's territory from other of the species.
Especie 465 de mi colección de Aves del Ecuador.
Species 465 from my collection of Birds of Ecuador.
This is a gray flycatcher that posed nicely for me on a very warm Sunday afternoon. Guess what it does for a living? That's right. It catches flies. Good birdie!
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From Wiki:
The tufted tit-tyrant is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. This species is found in western South America; its range stretches from southern Colombia south along the Andes mountains to Tierra del Fuego. Territorial, it defends it 's territory from other of the species.
Tachuri-campainha (Hemitriccus nidipendulus). (Wied, 1831).
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A T-Rex robot has been on the build list for a while now. Not overly happy with the black sensor "face"; it's supposed to be a downward-facing LIDAR with a side-mounted radome but it seems a bit messy or unresolved?
Great Kiskadee, a South American Tyrant flycatcher species.
Dutch: Grote Kiskadie (Pitangus sulphuratus)
In the Dark Continent, where the ground split with old magic & the sky never truly slept, she knelt beside him—daughter of iron will, Ruler of the Tyrant Dynasty. Her silver hair bore the dust of conquered realms, her grip steady around the relics of faith & fury. The sword between them drank the silence, etched with the names that bound their fate.
He laughed into the storm—Head of BrutÉl, her father, her war-forged beginning. Steel was his prayer, terror his language. He had raised her not with mercy, but with truth: power survives only when sharpened.
Together they ruled the night—she, cold & calculating, bending empires with precision; he, a living siege, breaking what refused to bow. In the Dark Continent, blood did not divide them—it crowned them. As the earth cracked beneath their armor, the world remembered a single law:
Dynasties fall. Tyrants endure.
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