Quetzal
by Heiko Koehrer-Wagner
Title
Quetzal
Artist
Heiko Koehrer-Wagner
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The beautiful Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) with its colorful plumage, is found from southern Mexico to western Panama. It plays an important role in Mesoamerican mythologies and is Guatemala's national bird.
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February 22nd, 2011
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Comments (19)
Maxine Billings
WOW, Heiko, fantastic capture!!! Congratulations on your sale!!! Your pics are so beautiful!!! L/F/F
Heiko Koehrer-Wagner
Rani, thank you for the feature of "Quetzal" in your group! ... Heiko and Helga
Heiko Koehrer-Wagner
JI, yes you are right ... and the Quetzal is the national bird of Guatemala. Glad you like it and thank you for your nice comment! ... Heiko and Helga
Heiko Koehrer-Wagner
Hi Rosy, we are so glad that you enjoy the Quetzal so much. Thank you for voting again! ... Heiko and Helga
Jl Zufiria
Wow..Great capture! Beautiful bird. At Guatemala there is a city called Quetzaltenango, and the money was (still is?) the "quetzal".
Heiko Koehrer-Wagner
They are rather seldom seen, Therese. And if, they mostly are sitting very high above in the trees where you don't capture them well with the camera. We have been extremely lucky on the day of the photo shooting. It was a great experience. Thank you so much for your kind feedback and the vote!!! ... Heiko and Helga