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StClone

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7. CGI almost! Resplendent Quetzal is the most spectacular...

Reply to Donkees (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 10, 2023, 01:05 PM

Jan 2023

...of five quetzal species all in Trogonidae. Trogons are in general a majorly beautiful worldwide family of 35 species of birds.

Etymology. From Spanish quetzal, from Classical Nahuatl quetzalli (“brightly colored tail feather, quetzal feather”), from quetza (“to raise, lift”); see also Classical Nahuatl quetzaltōtōtl (“quetzal bird”).

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The most beautiful bird in Central/South America [View all] Donkees Jan 2023 OP

It's a punk rocker bird. TigressDem Jan 2023 #1

Even the tree branch they are sitting on is exquisite. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #2

One of the ''professionally-created bird-photography set-ups'' Donkees Jan 2023 #3

CGI almost! Resplendent Quetzal is the most spectacular... StClone Jan 2023 #7

May I ask how they do this? Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #9

They might rearrange epiphyte plants into a more balanced set design ... Donkees Jan 2023 #10

Yes that makes sense because the branches are works of art by themselves. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #11

The birds are in their nesting territories, mating and raising their chicks ... Donkees Jan 2023 #12

I see. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #13

Breathtaking!!! Karadeniz Jan 2023 #4

Man, you can say that again! calimary Jan 2023 #5

So beautiful . . . Richard D Jan 2023 #6

Magnificent! Those colors, wow. appalachiablue Jan 2023 #8