A Northern Emerald Toucanet at its nest hollow

[cr_wildlife]

I was fortunate to have the opportunity to photograph a pair of Northern Emerald Toucanets at their active nest hollow. The parents would fly in with food for their nestlings and land on the edge go the hollow. Before entering the hollow, they would take a careful look around. I assume that they were checking to be sure that no nest predators were watching them. This image shows an adult with a wild avocado (much smaller than the commercial ones we eat!) in its beak as it looks around.

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[ButlerKid]

Another truly remarkable image! Love the fine feather details, OOF background and the colorful bird. Where did you find this beauty?

 

[bleirer]

Beautiful!

 

[Irap]

A magnificent photograph, well done!

 

[cr_wildlife]

Another truly remarkable image! Love the fine feather details, OOF background and the colorful bird. Where did you find this beauty?

Hi, Karen,
The taxonomy of Emerald Toucanets had undergone recent change based on DNA sequencing data. Of course, there is still some controversy. The Northern Emerald Toucanet is found mostly in highland locations from southern Mexico through Panama, and just sneaking into South America. This photo was taken in the Talamanca Mountains of Costa Rica.
And thanks for the compliment on the image!
Corey

 

[cr_wildlife]

Beautiful!

Thanks so much, Bill!

 

[cr_wildlife]

A magnificent photograph, well done!

Thank you very much!

 

[Charles Loy]

nice image

 

[cr_wildlife]

nice image

Many thanks, Charles!

 

[Woodyg3]

Very nicely captured!

 

[cr_wildlife]

Thank you!

 

[Rookie Roy]

Amazing shot! Love it!

 

[cr_wildlife]

Thank you very much!

 

[marc]

They don't come much finer than this, well balanced inclusion of habitat, the D850's great feather detail and glorious clean BG, nicely seen Corey.

 

[Ralph]

I was fortunate to have the opportunity to photograph a pair of Northern Emerald Toucanets at their active nest hollow. The parents would fly in with food for their nestlings and land on the edge go the hollow. Before entering the hollow, they would take a careful look around. I assume that they were checking to be sure that no nest predators were watching them. This image shows an adult with a wild avocado (much smaller than the commercial ones we eat!) in its beak as it looks around.View attachment 58971

Gorgeous Shot !

 

[cr_wildlife]

They don't come much finer than this, well balanced inclusion of habitat, the D850's great feather detail and glorious clean BG, nicely seen Corey.

Thanks so much for your kind words, Marc! Glad you like the image!

 

[cr_wildlife]

Gorgeous Shot !

Thank you very much, Ralph!

 

[Lance B]

Superb shot!

 

[cr_wildlife]

Superb shot!

Thanks so much, Lance!