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15-FEB-2009 Hank v/d Velde

20090212 CR # 2 549 Crested Guan.jpg

Costa Rica

For comparison with its cousin, the Black Guan, check the following: http://www.pbase.com/hankvv/image/109795963

I only just saw one of these. It was at our hotel at Arenal Lake. I was out shooting Hummingbirds when all of a sudden this large bird came swooping in. It seemed to land some distance away in behind some trees/shrubs. I slowly made my way out to where I thought it might have landed and there it was eating fallen apples below an apple tree. At first I thought it was a Turkey Vulture. I got in about a dozen shots or so before it took off again.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR Zoom
1/100s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso800 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time15-Feb-2009 16:03:19
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D300
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/100 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias0.67
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

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lou_rozensteins04-Mar-2009 22:33
Excellent shot. Looks big and it's unusual for me anyway! Well done.
Char04-Mar-2009 18:58
Hi Hank,
Excellent capture! \/
Marco Valk04-Mar-2009 17:51
nice catch
Marjan Schavemaker04-Mar-2009 15:42
Beautiful, Hank! V
jychamberland04-Mar-2009 15:01
beautiful capture Hank.
Janet Forjan-Freedman04-Mar-2009 12:44
Very detailed and handsome capture!
Dominic Cantin04-Mar-2009 06:46
A very beautiful bird Hank ! I like the contrast !

Dom :)
Bryan Murahashi04-Mar-2009 06:00
A fabulous capture of this different bird. Nicely exposed capture.
Joanne Kamo04-Mar-2009 05:51
Awesome image, Hank..Wow! Very gorgeous and wonderful exposure!
Tom Torbert04-Mar-2009 04:40
Great shot.. Looks like he's large.. V
Jim Coffman04-Mar-2009 04:12
This is a good profile of this unusual bird. Well done.
Simon Chandler04-Mar-2009 03:55
Great capture of this unique subject. v
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