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Knysna Turaco

Tauraco corythaix

Photo by Jared Hersch
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Habitat:

Forest Area close to river!

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Comments (49)
patty
Beautiful bird Jared =)
Jared Hersch
Thanks very Much Luis, Phil and Arun for your comments, I really appreciate it guys!
Phil_S
Beautiful bird! Excellent series.
Arun
Great .. Thanks for sharing !!
AshleyT
What a neat looking bird, Jared! Beautiful shots :)
Jared Hersch
Thanks so much Karen, I really appreciate it!
KarenL
Beautiful shots Jared!
Jared Hersch
Yeah this bird is quite something, thanks for the wonderful comments everyone!
Telse
Sweet! Quite the bird.
Jared Hersch
Thanks all for your comments, I really appreciate it!
Ajwerko
Beautiful bird and wonderful pictures! Thanks for sharing!
IreneBA
W O W !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! great effort and great bless may I named it 'Phoenix Junior'? ^.^
Jared Hersch
Thanks Wendy, I agree with you totally! Thanks Injica for you comment also!!
injica
great series indeed! :) interesting bird!
Wendy Clapham
Great series! To me it will always be a Loerie:).
Jared Hersch
It definitely was, thanks again for the wonderful comments Debbie!
Jared Hersch
Thanks so much Debbie, it was a tough job getting the shots, I was using a 100-300mm lense so focusing wasn't easy!
Debbie Stewart
Stunning bird and photos Jared...love the action shots where you can see all of its colours
Jared Hersch
Thanks very much Laurie, Its named after my Home town!
LaurieWinters
Amazing!! Such an interesting bird. Great spotting.

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PublishedMarch 23, 2013

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