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The Blue-crowned Motmot is one of my favorite birds found in Costa Rica. As with the Pygmy Owl, it has an easy call to replicate. They have a confiding nature and call with a soft double hoot "woop-woop'. This guy was perching right under our nose as we stopped and scanned an area we thought might be a good haven for motmots. As we sat there waiting for something to happen, for quite a while I may add, a glimpse of color finally caught my eye. Less than 10 feet away, 2 motmots perched on a low branch stared at us. We took hundreds of photos as one of them sat for the whole session. Unusually, seeing motmots during the day is a treat. We were lucky enough to have 2 of them in nice lighting! What a striking bird! For fine details, click on photo for large view!
4 comments:
You are one lucky birder/photographer! What a stunning bird. Keep em comming Hannibal!
Beautiful! Sure hope my parents get a glimpse of a Motmot. (love the name)
What a beautiful bird! And wonderful shots of him.
What a beautiful bird. I love that electric blue crown.
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