Tropic Bird 2
by Werner Padarin
Title
Tropic Bird 2
Artist
Werner Padarin
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Red tailed tropic bird (Phaethon rubricauda), Norfolk Island, Australia.
The common name refers to red tail quills which are apparently not sported by every bird or at least not all the time.
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8E1505.0478
Nikon D800E | AFS Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VRII + TC-20E III
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February 16th, 2017
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Comments (6)
Bill And Deb Hayes
Werner: Outstanding capture of this detailed and gorgeous bird. We love the close-up view you provided so we can appreciate the clarity/details of the bird. Exceptionally well done. BRAVO !! (L/F) Bill and Deb Hayes
Werner Padarin replied:
Thank you for those kind comments - these birds were flying quite close as their ground nests were near my vantage point.
Don Columbus
Congratulations Werner, your work is Featured in "Coastal Waterbirds-Shorebirds" I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
William Tasker
I looked up the red-tailed and seen picture of it without the red tail quills. So I think that is what this is...
William Tasker
I'm still looking, Werner... In the meantime...Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World. L/F
Werner Padarin replied:
Many thanks for the beaut honour of the feature and for your help to identify this bird, William - greatly appreciated!