“Steel Cow Girl: Black-capped Donacobius – The Mystery and Uniqueness of This Bird”

Donacobius atricapilla

Black-capped Donacobius , Laluni Creek, Guyana.

Taken: 19 June, 2016Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark IIFocal length: 700mmAperture: ƒ/7.1Shutter speed: 1/400sISO: 500Flash fired: no

With nest material, Botanical Gardens, Georgetown.

Taken: 30 March, 2015Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark IIFocal length: 500mmAperture: ƒ/8Shutter speed: 1/3200sISO: 800Flash fired: no

Perched on lily stalk, Botanical Gardens, Georgetown.

Taken: 15 March, 2015Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark IIFocal length: 700mmAperture: ƒ/8Shutter speed: 1/500sISO: 800Flash fired: no

Black-capped Donacobius singing and displaying in the Botanical Gardens, on the seedcup of a Lotus. Botanical Gardens, Georgetown.

Taken: 9 May, 2014Camera: Canon EOS 6DFocal length: 700mmAperture: ƒ/9Shutter speed: 1/640sISO: 1250Flash fired: yes

Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) in Botanical Gardens, Georgetown.

Taken: 12 December, 2013Camera: Canon EOS 6DFocal length: 300mmAperture: ƒ/8Shutter speed: 1/1000sISO: 500Flash fired: yes

A Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla) in the Botanical Gardens, Georgetown.