September 25, 2024
From the Autumn 2024 concern of Residing Chook journal. Subscribe now.
It might appear like this chicken is giving the digital camera the stare-down, however look intently … it’s really wanting down. Spanish photographer Rafael Armada discovered this Cinnamon Flycatcher whereas exploring the Aburra Valley area of Colombia. Armada was with ornithologists documenting the northernmost inhabitants of a distinct species, the Yellow-headed Brushfinch, when he occurred upon a pair of Cinnamon Flycatchers perched at eye stage.
“At one level, one in every of them flew all the way down to catch a fly whereas the opposite, nonetheless perched, adopted the motion with its eyes,” says Armada. “That’s how I managed to seize this image, the place the large eyes of the flycatcher appear to be me, whereas its lovely yellow crest is uncovered.”
See extra of Armada’s work within the new guide Portfolio 1: Images and Tales of Extraordinary Birds, accessible from Lynx Nature Books.
