This incredibly beautiful bird is blending so well with its environment that it can be in a tree right in front of you and you will still miss it. When perched it will sit still and only slowly move its head around to assess its surroundings, and its gorgeous long tail feathers will sway with the wind, as if part of a plant.⠀
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The quetzal picked a fruit from a nearby tree one at a time, and then flew to a perch to prepare the fruit to be consumed. Several squeezes and juggling of the fruit was performed before it finally went down the hatch.
It is when in flight you have the best chance to follow it to its next perch where you can observe it in all its glory.
It sounds like this:
Elevation: 2526 meters
Last updated on 14 May 2021
