I saw two species of toucan while in Peru last week, although the two are extremely similar looking. This is the white-throated toucan. It’s slightly larger and has a bigger beak to head ratio than the channel-billed toucan. These guys tend to stay high in the canopy, which is where I generally saw them, but I did manage a few in-flight shots as well. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 1600, f/5.6 at 1/1250th of a second.
That is a lovely shot that gives a great view of the canopy while featuring the beautiful bird. Its beak is rather prominent in size compared to the Toucan’s overall size.. Am looking forward to seeing your images of this specie in flight.
The distant shott makes it seem like he’s not that big, but I believe them to be pretty impressive sized birds.. I imagine they are breathtaking in flight. And noisy?
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I saw two species of toucan while in Peru last week, although the two are extremely similar looking. This is the white-throated toucan. It’s slightly larger and has a bigger beak to head ratio than the channel-billed toucan. These guys tend to stay high in the canopy, which is where I generally saw them, but I did manage a few in-flight shots as well. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 1600, f/5.6 at 1/1250th of a second.
That is a lovely shot that gives a great view of the canopy while featuring the beautiful bird. Its beak is rather prominent in size compared to the Toucan’s overall size.. Am looking forward to seeing your images of this specie in flight.
Thanks Sue. I like being able to show the environment. Even if much of that environment is a white sky.
The distant shott makes it seem like he’s not that big, but I believe them to be pretty impressive sized birds.. I imagine they are breathtaking in flight. And noisy?
This guy is about the size of a duck. But with a longer beak.