Female Resplendent Quetzal: San Geraldo de Dota, Costa Rica, December 2023 — The female of the Quetzal shows the birds’ membership in the Trogon tribe more clearly…and it is a fairly spectacular bird in its own right. Quetzal photography always strains the limits of whatever camera you use, as the birds are only reliably active before the sun reaches down into the depths of the Savegre valley…and this was a an overcast day after a rainy dawn anyway. OM Systems OM-1 with ED 100-400mm IS zoom at 800mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator and “photo enhancer & photo unblur”. Taken at ISO 25600. 🙂