Red Legged Seriema by danob
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Description
The two extant species of seriema are thought to be the closest living relatives of a group of gigantic (up to ten feet tall carnivorous "terror birds).!!
Despite this fearsome past and the fact they are a predatory species they are in my view a rather beutiful with striking featurea such as the crest, which is unique among South American birds. The crest is comprised of permanently raised slightly stiff feathers at the base of the bill which can reach 10 cm in length. Seriemas are one of the few birds with eyelashes.
Seriemas have loose plumage, especially on the neck and underparts. They are mainly grey in colouration, with shades of brown, except the abdomen which is white. The wing and tail feathers are banded black and white. The skin surrounding the eye is blue and the iris of the eye can vary from yellow to blue grey. The bill and legs are both an orange red.
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Comments (50)
What a beautiful bird, the touch of colors are so cool! Really awesome shot :)
Beautiful bird, and as always, a superb shot and presentation.
amazing detail when enlarged...fantastic capture and great postwork
A fabulous portrait with an excellent presentation!!
Simply perfect your colours and details here.. Your canon is wonderful cam my friend... Big Hugs and thank you for your reference Hugs. Luis
Another super portrait of a strange creature from you. Such fine work!
Great portrait. thanks for the info, I was unfamiliar with ths species. well done.
Such a unique bird and awesome photo. CC
Very impressive, and very high quality !
Great presentation ! What a beautiful portrait ! Excellent upload, Danny !
What a stunning capture of a beautiful bird and an excellent presentation. Just love it!! xx
Excellent details on this image. Fantastic portrait of this interesting bird!
What a simply splendid photo of this amazing bird. I've learned so much from this post and enjoyed it very much.
Wow! This looks like the wife all dolled up ready for a night out lol. Eye shadow, mascara and a bit of red lip gloss, typical bird.roflmao. Fun aside Danny, superb capture of this beautiful bird, I know women that would kill for eye lashes as long as those, another new breed for me as well. Looking at the beak I would not want to get on the wrong side of this bird, thats for sure. Superb! Bravo!!!!!
Splendid capture and quality, love it's colours ;O)
Excellent portrait from a fantastic bird!!!
Gosh, I'd love to see this one hunting. I bet it's something. Is this more related to the hawk or the falcon family? I was wondering about the body structure...long and lean or compact and broad. A real teaser of a shot. :-) I love the detail you got including the eyelashes. That's amazing...
Well! Not only is he handsome and arrogant looking, but he's got an great history to boot! A marvellous portrait!
As ususal a beautiful wildlife captur and equally beautiful presented.
Magnifica!!!!!!
Excellent capture Daniel and thank you for sharing the information of the bird.
Mad picture simple beautiful!!! Greeting Rocksy
Great shot of this bird. Beautiful feathers. Amazing red bill.
A unique bird indeed!
Beautiful bird!
You can almost feel those feathers, superb clear detail as always and perfect presentation.
Yet again, you teach us (me anyway) something new about a beautiful bird that most have never seen. A wonderful capture!
Marvelous work!5!
What a fabulous capture! The fine feathers over the nostrils are what make the detail on this incredible. Bunny
Beautiful bird , excellent capture ! Ana