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Emerald Beauty

Emerald Beauty

This is a Northern Emerald Toucanet. It had just started to rain when I saw it.

This is a Northern Emerald Toucanet. It had just started to rain when I saw it.
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camera

NIKON Z 9

settings

Aperture 560/100 ISO 3200 Shutter 10/25000 Focal Length 5000/10

location

location

Costa Rica

upload_date

upload_date

May, 2022

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130

Likes

+36

Awards

Peer Award

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Magnificent Capture

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Always wondered why Mother Nature gave these (and other similar birds) such huge beaks!(?) Guess you've been to Costa Rica recently? Very nice capture, my friend!

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Stunning!

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Beautiful!!

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Costa Rica/ Ecuador/ Colombo ? Where was this taken?

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