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	Hood Ornament? by KenG, member since May 16, 1999 (homepage) 359 images, last upload Apr 12, 2013

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A Hood Ornament? Well, not quite... the Paradise Jacamar of the Amazon does often strike the hood ornament pose though. With their energetic behavior and iridescent feathers you would think a jacamar is part of the hummingbird family but it isn’t. It's family line is closer to puffbirds, toucans, and woodpeckers. Like all members of the order Piciformes, jacamars and their relatives have zygodactyl feet, with two toes pointing forward and two facing back. Jacamars evolved with this toe arrangement, which helps them grasp branches while hunting in trees. Scientists believe jacamars are closely related to Old World bee-eaters, which also prey on flying insects, have similar plumage, and raise their young in the same manner. Rendered in DS Studio with very minor post work in Painter. Models: Songbird Remix Amazon and Perching Places (Me/DAZ), Multiplane Cyclorama (DAZ)		Details Uploaded: July 17, 2008 Gallery: DAZ\|Studio Genre: Animals Size: 203.8 kB Dimensions: 1195x894 Statistics Views: 216 Views Today: 1 Views in Last 45 Days: 1 Full-size Views: 54 Comments: 13 Favorites: 0 Ratings: 10 (average 5.0000)

Image Comments
	by tetsu-pino on Jul 17, 2008 10:09:49 pm [homepage] Fantastic!! Nice composition and realistic image...Very well done!!!

	by ledwolorz on Jul 17, 2008 11:26:48 pm [homepage] Beautiful composition and wonderful work.

	by kelvinhughes on Jul 18, 2008 12:35:32 am [homepage] most excellent Ken will comment here but wont post here no more

	by Thelby on Jul 18, 2008 1:04:27 am [homepage] Gosh, the finer colors of this are Absolutely Extraordinary!!!

	by macbride on Jul 18, 2008 1:56:35 am [homepage] a very good picture ! a dream in the morning

	by westryde on Jul 18, 2008 3:52:55 am [homepage] Very nice, Ken. His feathers are really iridescent.

	by Flint_Hawk on Jul 18, 2008 10:24:04 am [homepage] Another great bird!

	by Miska7 on Jul 18, 2008 3:34:00 pm [homepage] Nice scene. Great background terrains and vegetation. Very well done!

	by MissKajunKitty on Jul 20, 2008 2:44:52 am [homepage] A very beautiful scene. Nice work !! :)

	by Tanglimara on Jul 25, 2008 3:22:04 pm [homepage] Wow, a really beautiful image and an interesting read about the jacamar. Tony :-)

	by poconopixie on Aug 12, 2008 7:53:37 pm [homepage] Wow, a truly superb image.

	by tennesseecowgirl (online now) on Aug 19, 2008 3:33:05 pm [homepage] BEAUTIFUL!

	by dragonmuse on Sep 4, 2008 6:11:11 pm [homepage] Beautiful work :)