Coppersmith Barbet

Occasionally I can see a winged speck perched high up in the branches of a tree. I'll take a picture with zoom and usually I won't find out what it is until later when I have a chance to study the picture. Early this month I got a picture of a coppersmith barbet (Megalaima haemacephala) sitting in a tree at VC Rock in USM. This is the first time I've ever photographed a barbet. If you look closely, you can see its whiskers.