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Taken at Cocha Salvador, Peru
“Deep in the wilderness lurks a fat, foul beast that stinks of manure, barks and caws in guttural tones, and produces offspring with sharp claws in unusual places. Nobody quite knows where it came from, but we do know where to find it: in the trees of the Amazon jungle, crouched on low branches that hang over rivers. Sound sinister? It’s called a Hoatzin—and once you get to know it, it’s about as goofy and awkward a bird as you can find.
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The Hoatzin never quite got hang of the whole “being a bird” thing. Not that it doesn’t try to fit in—on the outside, Opisthocomus hoazin looks like a mish-mash of half a dozen other birds, with the scruffy crest of a Guira Cuckoo, a Cassowary’s bright-blue face, the body of a chicken, and a long, stiff hawk’s tail. And the Hoatzin can fly, though it’s a clumsy, reluctant flier at best. (If you have a hard time imagining how the word “lumbering” could be applied to a bird in flight, just take a look at the Hoatzin trying to get from one tree branch to another.)” – Quote from Audobon
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Doug…your photos of the Amazon and beyond are absolutely fantastic…the villages, the people but especially the birds!
This photo is spectacular!!
Woah! Great shot Cuz! It’s hard to believe such a pre-historic roadrunner/peacock/chicken still exists. Bring on more Amazon shots!
This guy definitely looks like a mash-up of several different birds…peacock, chicken/rooster, pheasant, etc. Great shot!
So prehistoric looking….awesome shot! This series has been a real treat.