Eric Gofreed
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For this week’s Wing Wednesday, I’m excited to share five more photos from my Brazil adventure. Huge thanks to Doug Sherman for stepping in while I was away—his artistry is undeniable. I also want to thank everyone who shared their photographs during my absence and continues to contribute weekly. It’s always a joy to see your work. Keep clicking, keep sharing!
Great Egrets are common, found on five continents, and I've shared plenty of photos of them before. But I've never seen such an acrobatic display! In mid-flight, it hovered, thrust its head deep, and snagged a fish big enough to pull its head between its legs.
This photo is a twofer, the Jabiru and Black Skimmer are both fishing in the shallows. The Jabiru stands still, using its long bill to probe and snap up prey, while the Black Skimmer glides just above the water, dragging its lower bill to catch small fish with a swift snap.
Chestnut-bellied Guan belongs to the Cracidae family. This family includes large, mostly tropical, forest-dwelling birds like guans, curassows, and hoatzins. It feeds on fruits, seeds, and small insects found in the forest canopy and sometimes on the ground. Raptors and large snakes are known to hunt this bird.
Amazon Kingfisher
The Planto Woodcreeper, native to lowland and foothill forests of Central and South America, is adept at climbing tree trunks. It searches for insects, spiders, and other invertebrates hiding in the bark
Great Egrets are common, found on five continents, and I've shared plenty of photos of them before. But I've never seen such an acrobatic display! In mid-flight, it hovered, thrust its head deep, and snagged a fish big enough to pull its head between its legs.
This photo is a twofer, the Jabiru and Black Skimmer are both fishing in the shallows. The Jabiru stands still, using its long bill to probe and snap up prey, while the Black Skimmer glides just above the water, dragging its lower bill to catch small fish with a swift snap.
Chestnut-bellied Guan belongs to the Cracidae family. This family includes large, mostly tropical, forest-dwelling birds like guans, curassows, and hoatzins. It feeds on fruits, seeds, and small insects found in the forest canopy and sometimes on the ground. Raptors and large snakes are known to hunt this bird.
Amazon Kingfisher
The Planto Woodcreeper, native to lowland and foothill forests of Central and South America, is adept at climbing tree trunks. It searches for insects, spiders, and other invertebrates hiding in the bark
