Crimson-rumped Toucanet
Tandayapa, Ecuador – September 25, 2013
— Ralph Paonessa
Canon EOS 7D * EF500mm f/4L IS USM * ISO 1250 * 1/125 sec @ f/5.6
The strikingly large bill of the Crimson-rumped Toucanet is actually quite lightweight, a marvel of evolutionary engineering composed of drum-like membrane structures maded from keratin, the same material as our fingernails.
Photo ID: 20130925-79