September 25, 2024
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It is going to seem like this fowl is giving the digicam the stare-down, however glance carefully … it’s in reality taking a look down. Spanish photographer Rafael Armada discovered this Cinnamon Flycatcher whilst exploring the Aburra Valley area of Colombia. Armada used to be with ornithologists documenting the northernmost inhabitants of a special species, the Yellow-headed Brushfinch, when he came about upon a couple of Cinnamon Flycatchers perched at eye degree.
“At one level, one in every of them flew all the way down to catch a fly whilst the opposite, nonetheless perched, adopted the motion with its eyes,” says Armada. “That’s how I controlled to seize this image, the place the massive eyes of the flycatcher appear to be taking a look at me, whilst its stunning yellow crest is uncovered.”
See extra of Armada’s paintings within the new guide Portfolio 1: Pictures and Tales of Strange Birds, to be had from Lynx Nature Books.