This little guy is called the collared puffbird and was photographed on my recent trip to the northern Amazon basin of Peru. Not too much to say other than they prey upon frogs, lizards, snakes and larger insects — your usual Amazonian cuisine. That, and they have quite a large head in relation to body size. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 1600, f/5.6 at 1/200th of a second, Godox V860iii fill flash.
Closely related to the Prepster Puffbird, native to coastal SW Connecticut, which sports a similarly large head and a popped collar, and feeds on corporate dividends and White Claws.
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This little guy is called the collared puffbird and was photographed on my recent trip to the northern Amazon basin of Peru. Not too much to say other than they prey upon frogs, lizards, snakes and larger insects — your usual Amazonian cuisine. That, and they have quite a large head in relation to body size. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 1600, f/5.6 at 1/200th of a second, Godox V860iii fill flash.
Leave the frogs alone!
Closely related to the Prepster Puffbird, native to coastal SW Connecticut, which sports a similarly large head and a popped collar, and feeds on corporate dividends and White Claws.
What a sweet little bird. Kind of reminds me of a kingfisher, but KF beaks are longer. Still, its basic chassis design takes my mind to KFs!
Beautiful bird and capture!