Pitta Ivory-breasted (Pitta maxima) raw image unprocessed – Moluccas, Indonesia – Click for Notes

We treked a short distance up a hill to a hide prepared by local guides. Despite being in the afternoon at 14:00 the canopy of trees blocked the light so 1/60 at over 2000 ISO and 520mm another challenging photo.

See this final image as the bird departs the area. It is illustrated before any processing of light and shadow to illustrate the challenge.

• Bird Type:Endemic - unprocessed to illustrate the RAW image
• FamilyPittas (Pittidae)
• Date Taken20250721

• Location:Tanate
• Area:Moluccas
• Country:Indonesia
• Region:All Africa South of Sahara