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Glenn Bartley

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Cuban Trogon
« on: December 19, 2014, 11:47:36 am »

Greetings everyone,

I spent the past three weeks travelling around Cuba. What a fantastic country!

I thought I'd start with the national bird of Cuba the Cuban Trogon or as it is known locally "Tocororo".

What makes the Cuban Trogon so distinct from other trogons is its crazy tail. In this image the bird was hanging out in a tree calling. All of a sudden another male flew in to the same tree and the bird I was focussed on did this crazy threat display showing off his tail feathers incredibly well. Awesome!

Looking forward to sharing more from Cuba soon!

Happy holidays everyone.

On a side note this was my first trip with the new 7D mark II and it performed really well :-)







Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
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Re: Cuban Trogon
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2014, 11:53:10 am »

Splendid set.  The second one is especially outstanding.

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Re: Cuban Trogon
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2014, 01:34:52 pm »

I love the threat display. Look at me, I'm BIIIIIIIIIG! Beautiful shots.
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Re: Cuban Trogon
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2014, 02:31:38 pm »

 Just lovely as always Glenn!!

Actually, I was just thinking it looks like a Bluejay and a Red Breasted Grosbeak had a collision :)
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Re: Cuban Trogon
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2014, 04:04:16 pm »

all three are very beautiful, but the second is outstanding.
great shot
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Re: Cuban Trogon
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2014, 06:15:47 pm »

Oh yeah! #1 is my favorite. On a side note, given the recent thaw in US-Cuban relations, I find it amusing that the bird is red, white, and blue.
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Re: Cuban Trogon
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2014, 06:33:05 pm »

You must be happy with those.  I would be.  I think you're boasting rather than fishing for opinions here :)
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Re: Cuban Trogon
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2014, 01:56:11 am »

Nice set.

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Re: Cuban Trogon
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2014, 06:31:15 am »

Beautiful set ... thanks for sharing!
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Re: Cuban Trogon
« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2014, 07:12:42 am »

Beautiful!  Thanks for sharing with us - it brings warm smiles.

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Re: Cuban Trogon
« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2014, 09:11:15 am »

Very nice, as usual, Glenn. Every time I see one of your posts, I look forward to opening it.
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Re: Cuban Trogon
« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2014, 09:53:02 am »

Hi Glenn:
All three are spectacular with No. 2 being even more so. Thanks for a wonderful Christmas present.
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Re: Cuban Trogon
« Reply #12 on: December 20, 2014, 10:29:24 am »

Amazing shots and feathers.  What an unusual shape to them - the tail feathers I mean.

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Re: Cuban Trogon
« Reply #13 on: December 22, 2014, 11:48:24 am »

Thank you everyone!
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