Vor der schattigen Veranda einer kleinen Pousada etwas außerhalb von Manaus, bietet mir der Regenwald einen Logenplatz für eine private Vorführung in Federpflege. Knapp drei Meter entfernt thront eine Glanzamazilie (Chrysuronia versicolor) auf einem niedrigen Ast und ruht, als hätte sich die Welt nur für ihn verlangsamt. Die Glanzamazilie sitzt direkt vor mir, als würde… Continue reading Glanzamazilie bei Federpflege
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Photographing the Versicolored Emerald in a Moment in the Tropical Light
It happens in an instant. Deep in the humid air of the Amazon, surrounded by vines and insect noise, a shimmer of green slices through the shade. A Versicolored Emerald (Chrysuronia versicolor) hovers before a yellow blossom, motion suspended, wings invisible. For a second, everything aligns—light, color, movement—and then it’s gone, leaving only the echo… Continue reading Photographing the Versicolored Emerald in a Moment in the Tropical Light
White-banded Mockingbird singing
I am standing in a patch of late-afternoon light, camera ready, when a flash of green lands just meters away. A Versicolored Emerald (Amazilia versicolor) perches boldly on a branch, turning ever so slightly as it preens, giving me perfect angles for a photo. Then, from somewhere deeper in the bushes, another sound rises—clear, deliberate,… Continue reading White-banded Mockingbird singing
Extensive preening of a Versicolored Emerald
This morning, in front of the shaded veranda of a small pousada just outside Manaus, the rainforest decided to offer me a front-row seat to a private grooming session. Perched barely three meters away on a low branch was a Versicolored Emerald (Chrysuronia versicolor), resting as if the world had slowed just for him. His… Continue reading Extensive preening of a Versicolored Emerald