Yellow-billed shrike

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Yellow-billed shrike
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Copyright: Zeno Swijtink (Zeno) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 489 W: 0 N: 935] (7943)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-06
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D80, Tamron 200-500 mm.
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-02 2:35
Viewed: 537
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Yellow-billed shrike is a small passerine bird in the shrik family. It is sometimes known as Long-tailed shrike but this is to be discouraged since it invites confudion with the Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach, of tropical southrn Asia. The Yellow-billed Shrike is a common resident breeding bird in tropical Africa from Senegal east to Uganda and locally in westernmost Kenya. It frequents forests and other habitats with trees. The nest is a cup structure in a bush or tree into which four or five eggs are laid. Only one female in a group breeds at a given time, with other members providing protection and food.
The bird is 18 cm long with a long tail and short wings. The adult has mottled brown upperparts and streaked buff underparts. There is a brown eye mask and a rufous wing patch, and the bill is yellow. Sexes are simular, but immatures show buff fringes to the wing feathers. This is a conspicuous and gregarious bird, always seen in groups often lined up on telephone wires. It is noisy, with harsh swee-swee and dreee-too calls. The yellow-billed Shrike feeds on insects which it locates from prominent look-out perches in trees, wires or posts.
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Zeno,

The composition, DOF, BG, POV, Lighting and sharpness are excellent in this pic.

TFS,
Sheriff

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1702 W: 5 N: 2122] (11724)
  • [2008-03-02 2:56]

Bonjour Zeno,

Superbe oiseau que vous avez capturé ici. La composition et l'éclairage sont parfaits.
Merci!
Joseph

Merhaba Zeno,

Colors are very natural on wings and body. Thank you for sharing the photo

Ümit

Hi Zeno

Another impressive result from you big lens, especially as its hand-held.
Great sharpness and very well composed and exposed. Great work.

Chris

Hi Zeno
Another great shot from Gambia
Excellent sharpness and detail in plumage
Nice natural color. tfs jon

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2336 W: 59 N: 4112] (13398)
  • [2008-03-02 8:55]

Hi Zeno,
Lovely shot of this beauty. I liked its long tail,the light, focus, sharpness, details and the composition. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

very nice portrait, TFS Ori

Hello Zeno,
Outstanding light in this image. The Yellow-billed shrike is not only very sharp but is also depicted through an excellent point of view and with an appropriate depth of field.
Excellent beach photo:-)
TFS
Annick

Esse deve ser o passaro menor que ja vi e interessante bela foto de qualidade exelente meus parabéns.
NIlson

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 327 W: 0 N: 280] (1615)
  • [2008-03-03 10:37]

Hi Zeno
this is great capture
very good sharp and detail
well done.

Zeno, This is one of the best pictures of Shrike that I have ever seen. The colors are amazing. You have been able to put your Tamron 200-500 to best use to produce very sharp pictures.

- Murali Santhanam

Hi Zeno
This is a beautiful capture of a bird I have never seen. The DOF,sharpness, and lighting are superb.
TFS.
Mike

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2295 W: 163 N: 6692] (21138)
  • [2008-03-06 9:28]

Hello Zeno,
Very fine capture of this Yellow-billed Shrike against a fine natural background. Great focus, sharp details and you managed the bright light very well. A beautiful composition!
Many thanks, Ulla

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