ML145083921
Contributor
Paul Barchilon Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Savegre Hotel
San José, Costa Rica
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Media notes
The crest is fully extended here.
Observation details
Three of these delightful little quail showed up directly outside our patio door at Savegre Hotel. We observed them for at least 10 minutes. What I assume is the male periodically raised its little crest, very slowly, like it was breathing. It would slowly extend, and then slowly retract. The female (I assume) would immediately come running up and put a seed in his mouth when she saw this. They repeated this behavior many times. They seemed to be a male and a female, and the third bird was perhaps a juvenile, although all looked similar. It did seem like it was just the one dominant bird that would raise his crest though.
Technical information
- Model
- DSC-RX10M4
- Lens
- 8.8-220mm f/2.4-4.0
- ISO
- 3200
- Focal length
- 110.1 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/4.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/250 sec
- Dimensions
- 3716 pixels x 3032 pixels
- Original file size
- 5.68 MB