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juddpatterson — Collared Aracari
Published: 2009-12-17 03:07:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 4310; Favourites: 228; Downloads: 145
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My first wild toucan! This beautiful little guy perched in the open until he was run off by a much larger Black Vulture...darn vulture! Toucans and woodpeckers share the same order, Piciformes, and are many of my favorite birds. This was taken with a 500mm lens, 2x TC, and Canon 7D (effective 1600mm).Related content
Comments: 34
That detail is amazing. And I love the subject of this.
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amazing looking bird. nice capture.
It's a small looking toucan.
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Very nice shot. The bird looks unfamiliar in my territory
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Rancho Naturalista in Caribbean slope rainforest. Thanks!
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I didn't think that it was here in Florida. There are some very different things in the Everglades but I never saw one when I lived down there so I had to ask.
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Excellent find, and capture mate, stunning bird!
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Well done ! I've seen toucans in Costa Rica, but not this kind. This one as such a little body in comparison with his beak, this is so cute
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Wow, I had no idea that toucans and woodpeckers were related! Cool 
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I'm glad that I could teach a few people with that tidbit...it surprised even me (and I've taken an Ornithology class). Both Woodpeckers and Toucans excavate their own nests from trees!
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Wow, I've never seen one like this before. 
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Beautiful!
Million dollar shot!
(Well maybe not a million)
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theres something you dont see everyday, great capture
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Proud looking pose!!! 
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Great shot. Aren't toucans amazing? I hope you got to see them flying. It's so cool.
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