September 25, 2024
From the Autumn 2024 concern of Residing Chicken journal. Subscribe now.
It might appear like this chicken is giving the digicam the stare-down, however look carefully … it’s really trying down. Spanish photographer Rafael Armada discovered this Cinnamon Flycatcher whereas exploring the Aburra Valley area of Colombia. Armada was with ornithologists documenting the northernmost inhabitants of a special species, the Yellow-headed Brushfinch, when he occurred upon a pair of Cinnamon Flycatchers perched at eye degree.
“At one level, one in every of them flew right down to catch a fly whereas the opposite, nonetheless perched, adopted the motion with its eyes,” says Armada. “That’s how I managed to seize this image, the place the large eyes of the flycatcher appear to be taking a look at me, whereas its stunning yellow crest is uncovered.”
See extra of Armada’s work within the new e-book Portfolio 1: Pictures and Tales of Extraordinary Birds, out there from Lynx Nature Books.