The cocks-of-the-rock are found in tropical and subtropical rainforests of South America, close to rocky areas, where they build their nests. The bird exhibits sexual dimorphism: the males are bright orange or red; the females (shown here) are overall brownish.

Brookfield Zoo, Nov 2018

Cock of the Rock by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The blue-gray tanager is a medium-sized South American songbird of the tanager family. Its range is from Mexico south to northeast Bolivia and northern Brazil. They live mainly on fruit, but will also take some nectar and insects.

Brookfield Zoo, Nov 2018

Blue-gray tanager


The 300mm lens is one of the most popular focal lengths with professional and serious amateurs. The Canon FD 300mm f/2.8L was one of the most highly regarded manual super tele lenses in the 1980s. The FD 300 f/2.8L was classified as an ultra high-performance lens, with a fluorite element and UD (Ultra-Low Dispersion) glass. The fluorite crystals were artificially grown to the size needed for use in photographic lenses. The combined flourite and UD elements were combined to address chromatic aberration that often affects the performance of long focal length lenses. Canon was the first lens manufacturer to eliminate secondary spectrum by employing fluorite crystals in the FD 300mm f/2.8L and FD 300mm f/4L lenses.

Images shown in the post use a Canon FD 300mm f/2.8L coupled with a Canon Teleconverter 1.4X creating a 420mm lens. Using a Metabones FD to E adapter, the lens and teleconverter were mounted to a Sony a7II mirrorless digital body. Although the Sony body features 5-axis image stabilization, the camera / lens were mounted to a tripod via a Gimbal head. The image files were processed Lightroom v6 and Topaz DeNoise v6.

Canon New FD 300mm f/2.8L


The sunbittern is found in Central and South America. When they feel threatened, they display their large wings, that exhibit a pattern that resembles eyes

Lincoln Park Zoo, Dec 2018

Sunbittern


Inca terns breed on the rocky cliffs along the ocean coasts of Peru and Chile. The sexes are similar; the adult is mostly slate-grey with white restricted to the facial plumes. Immature birds are purple-brown (shown here), and gradually develop the facial plumes.

Lincoln Park Zoo, Dec 2018

Inca Tern


The hamerkop is a medium-sized wading bird found in Africa, Madagascar and Arabia, living in a wide variety of wetlands. The species is renowned for its enormous nests, several of which are built during the breeding season. Unusual for a wading bird, their nest has an internal nesting chamber where the eggs are laid. Both parents incubate the eggs and raise the chicks.

Lincoln Park Zoo, Dec 2018

Hamerkop


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The cocks-of-the-rock are found in tropical and subtropical rainforests of South America, close to rocky areas, where they build their nests. The bird exhibits sexual dimorphism: the males are bright orange or red; the females (shown here) are overall brownish.

Brookfield Zoo, Nov 2018

Cock of the Rock by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The blue-gray tanager is a medium-sized South American songbird of the tanager family. Its range is from Mexico south to northeast Bolivia and northern Brazil. They live mainly on fruit, but will also take some nectar and insects.

Brookfield Zoo, Nov 2018

Blue-gray tanager


The 300mm lens is one of the most popular focal lengths with professional and serious amateurs. The Canon FD 300mm f/2.8L was one of the most highly regarded manual super tele lenses in the 1980s. The FD 300 f/2.8L was classified as an ultra high-performance lens, with a fluorite element and UD (Ultra-Low Dispersion) glass. The fluorite crystals were artificially grown to the size needed for use in photographic lenses. The combined flourite and UD elements were combined to address chromatic aberration that often affects the performance of long focal length lenses. Canon was the first lens manufacturer to eliminate secondary spectrum by employing fluorite crystals in the FD 300mm f/2.8L and FD 300mm f/4L lenses.

Images shown in the post use a Canon FD 300mm f/2.8L coupled with a Canon Teleconverter 1.4X creating a 420mm lens. Using a Metabones FD to E adapter, the lens and teleconverter were mounted to a Sony a7II mirrorless digital body. Although the Sony body features 5-axis image stabilization, the camera / lens were mounted to a tripod via a Gimbal head. The image files were processed Lightroom v6 and Topaz DeNoise v6.

Canon New FD 300mm f/2.8L


The sunbittern is found in Central and South America. When they feel threatened, they display their large wings, that exhibit a pattern that resembles eyes

Lincoln Park Zoo, Dec 2018

Sunbittern


Inca terns breed on the rocky cliffs along the ocean coasts of Peru and Chile. The sexes are similar; the adult is mostly slate-grey with white restricted to the facial plumes. Immature birds are purple-brown (shown here), and gradually develop the facial plumes.

Lincoln Park Zoo, Dec 2018

Inca Tern


The hamerkop is a medium-sized wading bird found in Africa, Madagascar and Arabia, living in a wide variety of wetlands. The species is renowned for its enormous nests, several of which are built during the breeding season. Unusual for a wading bird, their nest has an internal nesting chamber where the eggs are laid. Both parents incubate the eggs and raise the chicks.

Lincoln Park Zoo, Dec 2018

Hamerkop


The images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.

If the images are not filling your widescreen display due to recent UHH changes, follow this link and update your UHH profile: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-572300-1.html

The cocks-of-the-rock are found in tropical and subtropical rainforests of South America, close to rocky areas, where they build their nests. The bird exhibits sexual dimorphism: the males are bright orange or red; the females (shown here) are overall brownish.

Brookfield Zoo, Nov 2018

Cock of the Rock by Paul Sager, on Flickr


The blue-gray tanager is a medium-sized South American songbird of the tanager family. Its range is from Mexico south to northeast Bolivia and northern Brazil. They live mainly on fruit, but will also take some nectar and insects.

Brookfield Zoo, Nov 2018

Blue-gray tanager


The 300mm lens is one of the most popular focal lengths with professional and serious amateurs. The Canon FD 300mm f/2.8L was one of the most highly regarded manual super tele lenses in the 1980s. The FD 300 f/2.8L was classified as an ultra high-performance lens, with a fluorite element and UD (Ultra-Low Dispersion) glass. The fluorite crystals were artificially grown to the size needed for use in photographic lenses. The combined flourite and UD elements were combined to address chromatic aberration that often affects the performance of long focal length lenses. Canon was the first lens manufacturer to eliminate secondary spectrum by employing fluorite crystals in the FD 300mm f/2.8L and FD 300mm f/4L lenses.

Images shown in the post use a Canon FD 300mm f/2.8L coupled with a Canon Teleconverter 1.4X creating a 420mm lens. Using a Metabones FD to E adapter, the lens and teleconverter were mounted to a Sony a7II mirrorless digital body. Although the Sony body features 5-axis image stabilization, the camera / lens were mounted to a tripod via a Gimbal head. The image files were processed Lightroom v6 and Topaz DeNoise v6.

Canon New FD 300mm f/2.8L


The sunbittern is found in Central and South America. When they feel threatened, they display their large wings, that exhibit a pattern that resembles eyes

Lincoln Park Zoo, Dec 2018

Sunbittern


Inca terns breed on the rocky cliffs along the ocean coasts of Peru and Chile. The sexes are similar; the adult is mostly slate-grey with white restricted to the facial plumes. Immature birds are purple-brown (shown here), and gradually develop the facial plumes.

Lincoln Park Zoo, Dec 2018

Inca Tern


The hamerkop is a medium-sized wading bird found in Africa, Madagascar and Arabia, living in a wide variety of wetlands. The species is renowned for its enormous nests, several of which are built during the breeding season. Unusual for a wading bird, their nest has an internal nesting chamber where the eggs are laid. Both parents incubate the eggs and raise the chicks.

Lincoln Park Zoo, Dec 2018

Hamerkop


The images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.

If the images are not filling your widescreen display due to recent UHH changes, follow this link and update your UHH profile: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-572300-1.html