The Andean Cock-of-the-Rock
By bfick - September 16, 2009
I've had a deep love and fascination with birds ever since I owned a Conure years ago; yet the Lek (Rupicola Peruviana) is one of the most interesting birds I've ever seen. Its disc-like orange crest basically covers its bill; I wanted instead to focus on its stare and the detail of the bird's colours. My lens was on its macro setting and I was basically less than a foot away from it when I shot this piece, which goes to show that these birds are raised to be hand fed and are docile to humans. This ima [Read Full Description]
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