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Our July trip to Peru started in Cusco with a day of birding in the Andes en route to Manu National Park (I posted some of these mountain birds a couple weeks ago).

We spent the next couple days in the Manu Cloud Forest, which offered an amazing variety of subjects, many of which are featured here. As always, light is a challenge in the cloud forest, but the activity was tremendous. I highly recommend a visit.

These are all shot with the 1DX and 500 II, mostly handheld, sometimes with monopod.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jim


#1 - "Tick-tock Motmot" - Highland Motmot (1/640, f4, ISO 5000)





#2 - Paradise Tanager (1/800, f4, ISO 1250)





#3 - Paradise Tanager (1/800, f4, ISO 640)





#4 - Cock of the Rock (1/640, f4, ISO 16000)





#5 Cock of the Rock, the less seen female (1/800, f4, ISO 2000)





#6 - Russet-backed Oropendola (1/1600, f5, ISO 1600)





#7 - Crested Quetzal, not a great shot, heavily cropped - but what a bird! (1/1000, f4, ISO 10000)





#8 - Orange-bellied Euphonia (1/1250, f4, ISO 4000)





#9 - Green Jay (1/1000, f4, ISO 500)





#10 - Masked Trogon (1/1000, f5.6, ISO 5000)





#11 - Masked Trogon, female (1/1000, f5.6, ISO 5000)





#12 - Masked Trogon - "Exorcist" head swivel (1/1250, f5.6, ISO 6400)





#13 - Bluish-fronted Jacamar (1/800, f5, ISO 2500)





#14 - Golden Tanager (1/1000, f4, ISO 2000)





#15 - Spotted Tanager (1/1250, f4, ISO 2000)





#16 - Saffron-crowned Tanager





#17 - Violet-fronted Brilliant, male (1/400, f4.5, ISO 1600)





#18 - Violet-fronted Brilliant, female (1/1600, f5, ISO 2000)





#19 - Amethyst-throated Sunangel (1/1600, f5.6, ISO 500)





#20 - Many-spotted Hummingbird (1/1600, f5, ISO 2000)





#21 - Sparkling Violetear (1/1600, f4, ISO 800)




That's all folks!

Edited on Oct 18, 2014 at 01:31 PM · View previous versions



Oct 18, 2014 at 01:29 PM
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p.1 #2 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


Wonderful variety and even better color. Nice job.


Oct 18, 2014 at 01:31 PM
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p.1 #3 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


Excellent set Jim, well captured!
David



Oct 18, 2014 at 03:01 PM
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p.1 #4 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


Amazing set and it's always great to see birds we don't normally see.

Congrats.



Oct 18, 2014 at 03:22 PM
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p.1 #5 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


Excellent set of very colorful bids

-Tim



Oct 18, 2014 at 03:26 PM
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p.1 #6 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


Killer set Jim.


Oct 18, 2014 at 03:28 PM
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p.1 #7 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


Amazing Jim...you must have been on cloud 9 with such a remarkable array of magnificent birds. Every one was a joy to view....really really well done.
Eric



Oct 18, 2014 at 03:40 PM
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p.1 #8 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


Great selection of colorful birds!
Nice to see the Green Jay, one of my favourite birds.
Must have been an amizing trip



Oct 18, 2014 at 05:27 PM
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p.1 #9 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


right off the grid Jim.. excellent stuff


Oct 18, 2014 at 06:08 PM
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p.1 #10 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


Jim, terrific set. Love the motmot, tanagers, hummers. Well, love them all Never got that close to a cock of the rock. Did you go on a tour or self guided trip?


Oct 18, 2014 at 06:09 PM
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p.1 #11 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


Great captures! The quality of images posted and the great people who hang out here make FM the best photo community on earth...


Oct 18, 2014 at 06:22 PM
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p.1 #12 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


What a wonderful set of very colorful birds Jim. You also have a great variety too. Just too many good ones to pick though ~ Ron


Oct 18, 2014 at 07:01 PM
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p.1 #13 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


Beautiful birds, lovely colors. I like these images a lot, Jim. Well done.

- Tam



Oct 18, 2014 at 07:31 PM
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p.1 #14 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


What a lovely lovely set. Thank you for sharing!


Oct 19, 2014 at 01:08 AM
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p.1 #15 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


Wow, stunning set! Great variety. Thanks for sharing.


Oct 19, 2014 at 01:42 AM
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p.1 #16 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


Kudos, Jim. This is a superb collection. All are quite excellent.

Ed



Oct 19, 2014 at 10:57 AM
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p.1 #17 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


Splendid collection! Thanks for posting.


Oct 19, 2014 at 11:05 AM
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p.1 #18 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


Beauties Jim,

13, 20, 21 are my picks

Morris



Oct 19, 2014 at 11:50 AM
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p.1 #19 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


sibirdie wrote:
Wonderful variety and even better color. Nice job.


Thank you!

David Leask wrote:
Excellent set Jim, well captured!
David


Thanks David

jhayesvw wrote:
Amazing set and it's always great to see birds we don't normally see.

Congrats.


Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed them.

tfoltz wrote:
Excellent set of very colorful bids

-Tim


Thanks Tim, much appreciated.

sritri wrote:
Killer set Jim.


Thanks for the comment

eyelaser wrote:
Amazing Jim...you must have been on cloud 9 with such a remarkable array of magnificent birds. Every one was a joy to view....really really well done.
Eric


Thank you for the kind words, Eric. I do appreciate it, and I continue to appreciate how lucky I was to have the opportunity to see these lovelies. Thanks again.






Oct 19, 2014 at 08:34 PM
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p.1 #20 · Amazing Birds of the Peruvian Cloud Forest


Excellent set of images! Lovely birds and lovely pictures.


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