The other species I really wanted to see in Guyana was the Guianan cock-of-the-rock. There are two cock-of-the-rock species in South America, the Andes and Guianan. I’ve seen the Andes twice but wasn’t able to get any photos. That luck changed last week when I saw three males all vying for the same female. She watched from the sidelines while the males took turns performing their courtship displays at the lekking site, appropriately situated on a rocky cliff. More posts and info on these guys coming soon. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 6400, f/5.6 at 1/100th of a second.
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The other species I really wanted to see in Guyana was the Guianan cock-of-the-rock. There are two cock-of-the-rock species in South America, the Andes and Guianan. I’ve seen the Andes twice but wasn’t able to get any photos. That luck changed last week when I saw three males all vying for the same female. She watched from the sidelines while the males took turns performing their courtship displays at the lekking site, appropriately situated on a rocky cliff. More posts and info on these guys coming soon. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 6400, f/5.6 at 1/100th of a second.
Incredible color! This guy wants to be seen!
No doubt Mom. He was competing with two others to be the most seen.
Beautiful Sean!
Thanks Jen. It was great to finally see these guys in the wild.
OMG! What a strange and gorgeous bird! I can’t imagine a female resisting this display. Wonderful capture, Sean.
Thanks Laura. She had her pick of three of these finely adorned gentleman.
What a spectacular bird. Sean. Nice capture!
Thanks Sue. And thanks to the silent mirrorless shutter and high ISO performance for making these shots possible. It was pretty dark in that forest.
Wowser — what a looker!!
Agreed. As did the female cock-of-the-rock who was eyeing this guy from the sidelines.