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Male Resplended Quetzal flying into the nest

Male Resplended Quetzal flying into the nest

I was extremely fortunate to capture this photo of this beautiful iconic bird in flight - this did test my patience, as we waited 5 hrs for the male to take ove...
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I was extremely fortunate to capture this photo of this beautiful iconic bird in flight - this did test my patience, as we waited 5 hrs for the male to take over from the female on the nest ! But so worth the wait !
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Canon EOS-1D X Mark II

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Aperture f/10 ISO 6400 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 400/1

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Jun, 2018

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