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Andean cock-of-the-rock - perched, Jardin, Colombia This is Henriette&#039;s favorite bird so we went to a place that gives really good odds of seeing them: the cock-of-the-rock reserve in Jardin. This reserve is simply a large forested garden operated by a nice old lady. There are no fences or nets, so the birds chose to be here. On any given day, you can see as little as 1 or as many as 30 cock-of-the-rocks. Almost all are males which are known for their loud and extravagant courtship displays.<br /> <br /> I think we saw about 8 males, and no females. It&#039;s a very fun, loud and entertaining sight to see these males go nuts. They are constantly head-banging and loudly calling. They are of course all known for their appearance, in particular the disc-like crest that gives the illusion of the bird having a protruded head, and no beak. I&#039;ll be sharing many shots, get ready for lots of RED! <br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61114/andean_cock-of-the-rock_calling_jardin_colombia.html" title="Andean cock-of-the-rock calling, Jardin, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/61114_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=NFp5VlbnnNB6ND%2BQwnfpiiQV9Ss%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Andean cock-of-the-rock calling, Jardin, Colombia This is Henriette&#039;s favorite bird so we went to a place that gives really good odds of seeing them: the cock-of-the-rock reserve in Jardin. This reserve is simply a large forested garden operated by a nice old lady. There are no fences or nets, so the birds chose to be here. On any given day, you can see as little as 1 or as many as 30 cock-of-the-rocks. Almost all are males which are known for their loud and extravagant courtship displays. <br /> <br /> I think we saw about 8 males, and no females. It&#039;s a very fun, loud and entertaining sight to see these males go nuts. They are constantly head-banging and loudly calling. They are of course all known for their appearance, in particular the disc-like crest that gives the illusion of the bird having a protruded head, and no beak. I&#039;ll be sharing many shots, get ready for lots of RED!<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61116/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61117/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_intense_stare_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61118/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_stare_intensifies_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61119/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61120/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_ii_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61121/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61122/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_portrait_in_backlight_jardin_colombia.html Andean cock-of-the-rock,Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Jardin,Jard&iacute;n,Rupicola peruvianus,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61116/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_back_jardin_colombia.html" title="Andean cock-of-the-rock - back, Jardin, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/61116_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=gqRjcP38JCPeRaIghP6rv%2F3pZ6M%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Andean cock-of-the-rock - back, Jardin, Colombia This is Henriette&#039;s favorite bird so we went to a place that gives really good odds of seeing them: the cock-of-the-rock reserve in Jardin. This reserve is simply a large forested garden operated by a nice old lady. There are no fences or nets, so the birds chose to be here. On any given day, you can see as little as 1 or as many as 30 cock-of-the-rocks. Almost all are males which are known for their loud and extravagant courtship displays.<br /> <br /> I think we saw about 8 males, and no females. It&#039;s a very fun, loud and entertaining sight to see these males go nuts. They are constantly head-banging and loudly calling. They are of course all known for their appearance, in particular the disc-like crest that gives the illusion of the bird having a protruded head, and no beak. I&#039;ll be sharing many shots, get ready for lots of RED! <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61114/andean_cock-of-the-rock_calling_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61117/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_intense_stare_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61118/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_stare_intensifies_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61119/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61120/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_ii_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61121/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61122/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_portrait_in_backlight_jardin_colombia.html Andean cock-of-the-rock,Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Jardin,Jard&iacute;n,Rupicola peruvianus,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61117/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_intense_stare_jardin_colombia.html" title="Andean cock-of-the-rock - intense stare, Jardin, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/61117_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=sedZe0MZPGB4MWKOxIyHUpQ%2Fogw%3D" width="200" height="140" alt="Andean cock-of-the-rock - intense stare, Jardin, Colombia This is Henriette&#039;s favorite bird so we went to a place that gives really good odds of seeing them: the cock-of-the-rock reserve in Jardin. This reserve is simply a large forested garden operated by a nice old lady. There are no fences or nets, so the birds chose to be here. On any given day, you can see as little as 1 or as many as 30 cock-of-the-rocks. Almost all are males which are known for their loud and extravagant courtship displays.<br /> <br /> I think we saw about 8 males, and no females. It&#039;s a very fun, loud and entertaining sight to see these males go nuts. They are constantly head-banging and loudly calling. They are of course all known for their appearance, in particular the disc-like crest that gives the illusion of the bird having a protruded head, and no beak. I&#039;ll be sharing many shots, get ready for lots of RED! <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61114/andean_cock-of-the-rock_calling_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61116/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61118/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_stare_intensifies_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61119/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61120/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_ii_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61121/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61122/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_portrait_in_backlight_jardin_colombia.html Andean cock-of-the-rock,Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Jardin,Jard&iacute;n,Rupicola peruvianus,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61118/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_stare_intensifies_jardin_colombia.html" title="Andean cock-of-the-rock - stare intensifies, Jardin, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/61118_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=HG86B9PYHvMcUmtrN3lUHWLU6KA%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Andean cock-of-the-rock - stare intensifies, Jardin, Colombia This is Henriette&#039;s favorite bird so we went to a place that gives really good odds of seeing them: the cock-of-the-rock reserve in Jardin. This reserve is simply a large forested garden operated by a nice old lady. There are no fences or nets, so the birds chose to be here. On any given day, you can see as little as 1 or as many as 30 cock-of-the-rocks. Almost all are males which are known for their loud and extravagant courtship displays.<br /> <br /> I think we saw about 8 males, and no females. It&#039;s a very fun, loud and entertaining sight to see these males go nuts. They are constantly head-banging and loudly calling. They are of course all known for their appearance, in particular the disc-like crest that gives the illusion of the bird having a protruded head, and no beak. I&#039;ll be sharing many shots, get ready for lots of RED! <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61114/andean_cock-of-the-rock_calling_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61116/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61117/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_intense_stare_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61119/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61120/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_ii_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61121/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61122/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_portrait_in_backlight_jardin_colombia.html Andean cock-of-the-rock,Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Jardin,Jard&iacute;n,Rupicola peruvianus,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61120/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_ii_jardin_colombia.html" title="Andean cock-of-the-rock - perched II, Jardin, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/61120_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=QTRTg7CHeAmTrW19k7QRvxSLvzU%3D" width="200" height="140" alt="Andean cock-of-the-rock - perched II, Jardin, Colombia This is Henriette&#039;s favorite bird so we went to a place that gives really good odds of seeing them: the cock-of-the-rock reserve in Jardin. This reserve is simply a large forested garden operated by a nice old lady. There are no fences or nets, so the birds chose to be here. On any given day, you can see as little as 1 or as many as 30 cock-of-the-rocks. Almost all are males which are known for their loud and extravagant courtship displays.<br /> <br /> I think we saw about 8 males, and no females. It&#039;s a very fun, loud and entertaining sight to see these males go nuts. They are constantly head-banging and loudly calling. They are of course all known for their appearance, in particular the disc-like crest that gives the illusion of the bird having a protruded head, and no beak. I&#039;ll be sharing many shots, get ready for lots of RED! <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61114/andean_cock-of-the-rock_calling_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61116/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61117/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_intense_stare_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61118/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_stare_intensifies_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61119/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61121/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61122/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_portrait_in_backlight_jardin_colombia.html Andean cock-of-the-rock,Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Jardin,Jard&iacute;n,Rupicola peruvianus,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61121/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_back_jardin_colombia.html" title="Andean cock-of-the-rock - perched back, Jardin, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/61121_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=2JiCFF7JRclXTfURdadJZr3f3qU%3D" width="200" height="172" alt="Andean cock-of-the-rock - perched back, Jardin, Colombia This is Henriette&#039;s favorite bird so we went to a place that gives really good odds of seeing them: the cock-of-the-rock reserve in Jardin. This reserve is simply a large forested garden operated by a nice old lady. There are no fences or nets, so the birds chose to be here. On any given day, you can see as little as 1 or as many as 30 cock-of-the-rocks. Almost all are males which are known for their loud and extravagant courtship displays.<br /> <br /> I think we saw about 8 males, and no females. It&#039;s a very fun, loud and entertaining sight to see these males go nuts. They are constantly head-banging and loudly calling. They are of course all known for their appearance, in particular the disc-like crest that gives the illusion of the bird having a protruded head, and no beak. I&#039;ll be sharing many shots, get ready for lots of RED! <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61114/andean_cock-of-the-rock_calling_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61116/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61117/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_intense_stare_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61118/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_stare_intensifies_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61119/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61120/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_ii_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61122/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_portrait_in_backlight_jardin_colombia.html Andean cock-of-the-rock,Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Jardin,Jard&iacute;n,Rupicola peruvianus,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61122/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_portrait_in_backlight_jardin_colombia.html" title="Andean cock-of-the-rock - portrait in backlight, Jardin, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/61122_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=YcRXmWuUNrhhHJ8Bv%2FiUZ88ESyI%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Andean cock-of-the-rock - portrait in backlight, Jardin, Colombia This is Henriette&#039;s favorite bird so we went to a place that gives really good odds of seeing them: the cock-of-the-rock reserve in Jardin. This reserve is simply a large forested garden operated by a nice old lady. There are no fences or nets, so the birds chose to be here. On any given day, you can see as little as 1 or as many as 30 cock-of-the-rocks. Almost all are males which are known for their loud and extravagant courtship displays.<br /> <br /> I think we saw about 8 males, and no females. It&#039;s a very fun, loud and entertaining sight to see these males go nuts. They are constantly head-banging and loudly calling. They are of course all known for their appearance, in particular the disc-like crest that gives the illusion of the bird having a protruded head, and no beak. I&#039;ll be sharing many shots, get ready for lots of RED! <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61114/andean_cock-of-the-rock_calling_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61116/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61117/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_intense_stare_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61118/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_stare_intensifies_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61119/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61120/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_ii_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61121/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_back_jardin_colombia.html Andean cock-of-the-rock,Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Jardin,Jard&iacute;n,Rupicola peruvianus,South America,World" /></a></figure> Andean cock-of-the-rock,Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Jardin,Jardín,Rupicola peruvianus,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge

Andean cock-of-the-rock - perched, Jardin, Colombia

This is Henriette's favorite bird so we went to a place that gives really good odds of seeing them: the cock-of-the-rock reserve in Jardin. This reserve is simply a large forested garden operated by a nice old lady. There are no fences or nets, so the birds chose to be here. On any given day, you can see as little as 1 or as many as 30 cock-of-the-rocks. Almost all are males which are known for their loud and extravagant courtship displays.

I think we saw about 8 males, and no females. It's a very fun, loud and entertaining sight to see these males go nuts. They are constantly head-banging and loudly calling. They are of course all known for their appearance, in particular the disc-like crest that gives the illusion of the bird having a protruded head, and no beak. I'll be sharing many shots, get ready for lots of RED!

Andean cock-of-the-rock calling, Jardin, Colombia This is Henriette's favorite bird so we went to a place that gives really good odds of seeing them: the cock-of-the-rock reserve in Jardin. This reserve is simply a large forested garden operated by a nice old lady. There are no fences or nets, so the birds chose to be here. On any given day, you can see as little as 1 or as many as 30 cock-of-the-rocks. Almost all are males which are known for their loud and extravagant courtship displays. <br /> <br /> I think we saw about 8 males, and no females. It's a very fun, loud and entertaining sight to see these males go nuts. They are constantly head-banging and loudly calling. They are of course all known for their appearance, in particular the disc-like crest that gives the illusion of the bird having a protruded head, and no beak. I'll be sharing many shots, get ready for lots of RED!<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61116/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61117/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_intense_stare_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61118/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_stare_intensifies_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61119/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61120/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_ii_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61121/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61122/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_portrait_in_backlight_jardin_colombia.html Andean cock-of-the-rock,Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Jardin,Jardín,Rupicola peruvianus,South America,World

Andean cock-of-the-rock - back, Jardin, Colombia This is Henriette's favorite bird so we went to a place that gives really good odds of seeing them: the cock-of-the-rock reserve in Jardin. This reserve is simply a large forested garden operated by a nice old lady. There are no fences or nets, so the birds chose to be here. On any given day, you can see as little as 1 or as many as 30 cock-of-the-rocks. Almost all are males which are known for their loud and extravagant courtship displays.<br /> <br /> I think we saw about 8 males, and no females. It's a very fun, loud and entertaining sight to see these males go nuts. They are constantly head-banging and loudly calling. They are of course all known for their appearance, in particular the disc-like crest that gives the illusion of the bird having a protruded head, and no beak. I'll be sharing many shots, get ready for lots of RED! <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61114/andean_cock-of-the-rock_calling_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61117/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_intense_stare_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61118/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_stare_intensifies_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61119/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61120/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_ii_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61121/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61122/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_portrait_in_backlight_jardin_colombia.html Andean cock-of-the-rock,Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Jardin,Jardín,Rupicola peruvianus,South America,World

Andean cock-of-the-rock - intense stare, Jardin, Colombia This is Henriette's favorite bird so we went to a place that gives really good odds of seeing them: the cock-of-the-rock reserve in Jardin. This reserve is simply a large forested garden operated by a nice old lady. There are no fences or nets, so the birds chose to be here. On any given day, you can see as little as 1 or as many as 30 cock-of-the-rocks. Almost all are males which are known for their loud and extravagant courtship displays.<br /> <br /> I think we saw about 8 males, and no females. It's a very fun, loud and entertaining sight to see these males go nuts. They are constantly head-banging and loudly calling. They are of course all known for their appearance, in particular the disc-like crest that gives the illusion of the bird having a protruded head, and no beak. I'll be sharing many shots, get ready for lots of RED! <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61114/andean_cock-of-the-rock_calling_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61116/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61118/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_stare_intensifies_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61119/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61120/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_ii_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61121/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61122/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_portrait_in_backlight_jardin_colombia.html Andean cock-of-the-rock,Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Jardin,Jardín,Rupicola peruvianus,South America,World

Andean cock-of-the-rock - stare intensifies, Jardin, Colombia This is Henriette's favorite bird so we went to a place that gives really good odds of seeing them: the cock-of-the-rock reserve in Jardin. This reserve is simply a large forested garden operated by a nice old lady. There are no fences or nets, so the birds chose to be here. On any given day, you can see as little as 1 or as many as 30 cock-of-the-rocks. Almost all are males which are known for their loud and extravagant courtship displays.<br /> <br /> I think we saw about 8 males, and no females. It's a very fun, loud and entertaining sight to see these males go nuts. They are constantly head-banging and loudly calling. They are of course all known for their appearance, in particular the disc-like crest that gives the illusion of the bird having a protruded head, and no beak. I'll be sharing many shots, get ready for lots of RED! <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61114/andean_cock-of-the-rock_calling_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61116/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61117/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_intense_stare_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61119/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61120/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_ii_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61121/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61122/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_portrait_in_backlight_jardin_colombia.html Andean cock-of-the-rock,Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Jardin,Jardín,Rupicola peruvianus,South America,World

Andean cock-of-the-rock - perched II, Jardin, Colombia This is Henriette's favorite bird so we went to a place that gives really good odds of seeing them: the cock-of-the-rock reserve in Jardin. This reserve is simply a large forested garden operated by a nice old lady. There are no fences or nets, so the birds chose to be here. On any given day, you can see as little as 1 or as many as 30 cock-of-the-rocks. Almost all are males which are known for their loud and extravagant courtship displays.<br /> <br /> I think we saw about 8 males, and no females. It's a very fun, loud and entertaining sight to see these males go nuts. They are constantly head-banging and loudly calling. They are of course all known for their appearance, in particular the disc-like crest that gives the illusion of the bird having a protruded head, and no beak. I'll be sharing many shots, get ready for lots of RED! <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61114/andean_cock-of-the-rock_calling_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61116/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61117/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_intense_stare_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61118/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_stare_intensifies_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61119/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61121/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61122/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_portrait_in_backlight_jardin_colombia.html Andean cock-of-the-rock,Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Jardin,Jardín,Rupicola peruvianus,South America,World

Andean cock-of-the-rock - perched back, Jardin, Colombia This is Henriette's favorite bird so we went to a place that gives really good odds of seeing them: the cock-of-the-rock reserve in Jardin. This reserve is simply a large forested garden operated by a nice old lady. There are no fences or nets, so the birds chose to be here. On any given day, you can see as little as 1 or as many as 30 cock-of-the-rocks. Almost all are males which are known for their loud and extravagant courtship displays.<br /> <br /> I think we saw about 8 males, and no females. It's a very fun, loud and entertaining sight to see these males go nuts. They are constantly head-banging and loudly calling. They are of course all known for their appearance, in particular the disc-like crest that gives the illusion of the bird having a protruded head, and no beak. I'll be sharing many shots, get ready for lots of RED! <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61114/andean_cock-of-the-rock_calling_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61116/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61117/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_intense_stare_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61118/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_stare_intensifies_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61119/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61120/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_ii_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61122/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_portrait_in_backlight_jardin_colombia.html Andean cock-of-the-rock,Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Jardin,Jardín,Rupicola peruvianus,South America,World

Andean cock-of-the-rock - portrait in backlight, Jardin, Colombia This is Henriette's favorite bird so we went to a place that gives really good odds of seeing them: the cock-of-the-rock reserve in Jardin. This reserve is simply a large forested garden operated by a nice old lady. There are no fences or nets, so the birds chose to be here. On any given day, you can see as little as 1 or as many as 30 cock-of-the-rocks. Almost all are males which are known for their loud and extravagant courtship displays.<br /> <br /> I think we saw about 8 males, and no females. It's a very fun, loud and entertaining sight to see these males go nuts. They are constantly head-banging and loudly calling. They are of course all known for their appearance, in particular the disc-like crest that gives the illusion of the bird having a protruded head, and no beak. I'll be sharing many shots, get ready for lots of RED! <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61114/andean_cock-of-the-rock_calling_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61116/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61117/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_intense_stare_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61118/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_stare_intensifies_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61119/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61120/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_ii_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61121/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_back_jardin_colombia.html Andean cock-of-the-rock,Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Jardin,Jardín,Rupicola peruvianus,South America,World

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    So hard to choose a favorite with this photoset! They are all gorgeous! Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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      Thank you Lisa :) I swapped the photo you promoted with this one, hope you don't mind:

      Andean cock-of-the-rock - perched II, Jardin, Colombia This is Henriette's favorite bird so we went to a place that gives really good odds of seeing them: the cock-of-the-rock reserve in Jardin. This reserve is simply a large forested garden operated by a nice old lady. There are no fences or nets, so the birds chose to be here. On any given day, you can see as little as 1 or as many as 30 cock-of-the-rocks. Almost all are males which are known for their loud and extravagant courtship displays.<br /> <br /> I think we saw about 8 males, and no females. It's a very fun, loud and entertaining sight to see these males go nuts. They are constantly head-banging and loudly calling. They are of course all known for their appearance, in particular the disc-like crest that gives the illusion of the bird having a protruded head, and no beak. I'll be sharing many shots, get ready for lots of RED! <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61114/andean_cock-of-the-rock_calling_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61116/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61117/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_intense_stare_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61118/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_stare_intensifies_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61119/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61121/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_perched_back_jardin_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61122/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_portrait_in_backlight_jardin_colombia.html Andean cock-of-the-rock,Antioquia,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Jardin,Jardín,Rupicola peruvianus,South America,World

      I personally think it's the best of the set, but that's of course subjective. I have that one printed at enormous poster size at home :)       Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
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        :) No problem! Posted 7 years ago
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    So incredible! Such a spectacular bird! I can see why it is Henriette's favorite! Posted 7 years ago
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      Yes, its hard not to like, beautiful and always putting up a show. We got a first glimpse of them on the trip one year earlier, yet they instantly fleed so the photos were terrible. But at least we got a female, so you can see how different they look:

      Andean cock-of-the-rock - female, Santa María, Colombia Before our trip, we decided on this bird being our #1 target bird (that is, before knowing about the capuchinbird). In particular Henriette really wanted to see this one. On the road to this habitat, I saw one beautifully perched very close next to the road, but it was gone when we stopped and backed up the car. <br /> <br /> Upon arriving in this beautiful habitat, we then saw three immediately upon arriving. But the light was getting low and they took of before being able to get a clear shot, so this poor shot is all we have. Happy to have this "evidence", not happy about the photo, of course. Male:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/48511/andean_cock-of-the-rock_-_male_santa_mara_colombia.html Andean cock-of-the-rock,Boyacá,Colombia,Hykaquye,Rupicola peruvianus,Santa María,South America,World
       Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
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        Incredible! Posted 7 years ago

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The Andean cock-of-the-rock

The Andean cock-of-the-rock is a medium-sized passerine bird of the Cotinga family native to Andean cloud forests in South America. It is widely regarded as the national bird of Peru. It has four subspecies and its closest relative is the Guianan cock-of-the-rock.

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