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Golden-breasted Starling


Golden-breasted Starling
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Copyright: Ralf Lukovic (ralfsworld) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 482 W: 90 N: 1823] (6266)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-07-19
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 20D, Canon 100-400L 4.5-5.6 IS USM
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Eliz strange, exotic or little known species - 1 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-05-24 4:36
Viewed: 1358
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
One more beauty from my Africa travel summer 2005. This one is from Kenya. Captured close to my hotel with 20D @ 400mm in trees shadows during my afternoon walk.

The Golden-breasted Starling, Cosmopsarus regius also known as Royal Starling is a medium-sized, up to 35cm long, passerine in the starling family. The adult has a metallic green head and upperback, bright golden yellow breast and belly, dark bill and legs, white iris and metallic violet blue on wings, back, neck and its long tail feathers. Both sexes are similar. The young is duller than adult.

The Golden-breasted Starling is distributed to the grassland, savanna and shrubland of northeast Africa, from Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and northern Tanzania.

The Golden-breasted Starling is a social animal, living in groups of three to twelve individuals. Its diet consists mainly of insects and termites. The Golden-breasted Starling molts once a year, after the breeding season.

The female usually lays between three to five pale green eggs with red speckles. It nests in tree holes. The nest is made from leaves, roots and other vegetation matters.

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hi Ralf, excelent shot , very high qulity and fantastic coloures.
Majran

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  • shal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 259 W: 65 N: 476] (2124)
  • [2007-05-24 4:52]

Hi Ralf,
excellent details and composition,
nice rich colours and you have captured this bird in a nice pose,

Cheers :D

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1007 W: 64 N: 1266] (5195)
  • [2007-05-24 5:05]

Hello Ralf
What a beautiful bird and what a marvellous shot!
I like a lot the point of view and the composition. Great pose.
Excellent sharpness and marvellous colors and bg.
Superb job!
Congratulations and TFS.
Greetings
Maite

Excellent image of this spectacular looking bird Ralf. Beautiful colours and the detail in your image is fabulous. The bird looks almost like a statue. Well done, I'm impressed.
Cheers,
Debbie

Hi Ralf!
WONDERFUL photo! Great colors, excellent POV and DOF, fantastic composition. Brawo!
regards
Dorota

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 0 N: 1985] (8905)
  • [2007-05-24 7:58]

Hello Ralf
Very nice image ,I like the composition and POV.Colors of that bird are very nice.I like the DOF and the nice blur colors of your BG.
TFS Michel

Hello Ralf nice colours and great pose Good one tfs rgds Necip.

Hello Ralph,
This Starling looks much better than the ones we have here let me tell you. It is a personal perception but I think that this one is a real beauty! I like this POV and composition. This bird looks very elegant. Colors are beautiful and so is its pose. Thanks!
Claudine

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2007-05-24 10:35]

Hi Ralf,

Gorgeous shot of a bird I have never heard of no less seen. The irridescent head looks like a knight's helmet. Amazing looking. Wonderful pose to show the entire bird. Beautiful colors - fine details - lovely bg and comp.

Jane

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5579] (18518)
  • [2007-05-24 10:54]

Hi Ralf,
Wonderful shot of this Starling. Very beautiful with lovely rich colours. Immaculate sharpness and a nice BG. Excellent POV. I like its pose and it seems like a painting. Those eyes are gorgeous. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2992 W: 162 N: 950] (2789)
  • [2007-05-24 13:11]

Hej Ralf,
This bírd is really stunning in its bright and smooth plumage. Excellent very sharp capture and a very fine composition.
´TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3816 W: 190 N: 11348] (34987)
  • [2007-05-24 13:21]

Hej Ralf,
Excellent capture of the Golden-breasted Starling. Up to your usual high technical standard in every respect. The lighting is especially fine to give just the right iridescence to its metallic plumage.
TFS,
Hälsningar, Ivan

Nu är det svårare att få bra fågelbilder med all grönskan!

Ciao Ralf, splendid bird, like a painting, wonderful colors, bravo! , very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
  • [2007-05-24 20:07]

Hello Ralf,
Simply amazing image of an incredible bird, its' smooth plummage almost makes it look painted, great job Ralf.
Rick

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2007-05-25 4:31]

Hi Ralf,
a very sharp and detailed capture of this beautiful starling.
Well done
Joey

A stunning photo of this really spectacular bird. It would almost be appropriate to call it the Metallic Golden-Breasted Starling, because it looks so much like it's been brushed with metallic paint! Very nicely done.

Hi Ralf,

What a beautiful bird! You have captured it really well, no nits here, congratulations.

Jan-Hendrik

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2007-05-31 4:48]

Hi Ralf,
What a beautiful bird! Thanks for showing us.
Selen

amazing, almost unreal, TFS Ori

What a beautiful bird! Very nice, clear, sharp, deep, and colorful picture.
TFS
Ravi

Wow Ralf,
Excellent shot of this beautiful bird. Perfect details, POV & notes. TFS.
Regards-Subhash

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