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Guava Stealer !


Guava Stealer !
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Copyright: Iris Hues (iris) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 469 W: 60 N: 947] (3016)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-11-11
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon SX100 IS
Exposure: f/4.3, 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Lime Greens [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-01-21 2:15
Viewed: 1036
Points: 64
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello dear friends,
Today I present to you Brown headed Barbet/Ceylon Large Green Barbet/ (Megalaima zeylanica zeylanica) taken from my bedroom window.

When we moved into this house in the end of summer, I was happy to see my neighbour’s guava tree overlooking one of my bedroom windows. Because I thought the fruits would attract some nice visitors.But as days passed by I was quite dismayed by the fact that any fruit I saw was ripening was disappearing and with no trace of birds. I mentioned to my husband that the kids in the neighbourhood must be picking the fruits even before it could attract a bird. The funny thing is I n’ver really saw any kid climbing up the tree! But I forgot those were hot days…birds did visit, but that was early morning when I would be busy in my kitchen. And by the time I was free the sun was up and blazing. Maybe they did come when the sun lost steam in the afternoon, but I wasn’t around at home to watch. And November happened, late mornings became pleasant and one day as I was passing through the room, I saw a head perk up from among the branches…there it was feeding on a guava under the hidden branches. I reached for my camera…and rest is history…
This doesn’t give a complete view of the bird, but I felt the shot gave a nice perspective of the different colours that make up this cute bird.

Thanks for looking:)
Silpa
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Brown headed Barbet/Ceylon Large Green Barbet/
Size: Slightly larger than Myna Langth-27 cm(10.5 in)

Field Characters: A dumpy, heavy-billed bird, grass green above with brown head, neck and breast streaked with white. Lower breast and abdomen pale green. Undersurface of tail bluish. A large conspicuous naked orange-coloured patch (it looks more of yellow here this being non breeding season!) around eye which extends to the base of the bill. Sexes alike. Noisy dipping flight. Singly or in parties, in fruiting trees.

Colour of some bare parts: Iris brown to Indian red; bill reddish orange, mouth pale pink; legs and feet lemon yellow; claws dusky

Status and Habitat: Resident. Not common. Confined to decidous areas.

Distribution Outside India: Sri Lanka.

General Habits : Are arboreal and entirely frugivorous, though flying termites and insects are occasionally eaten. Large gatherings will collect to feast on ripening figs of banyan, papal, guava etc. These birds play an important role in seed dispersal. Occasionally damage orchards and are also partial to flowers as Salmalia and Erythrina.

The dipping noisy flight consists of few rapid wing beats followed by a short glide. The call of the species can be heard as “kor-r-r kutroo-kutroo”(thus locals in southern state of India -Kerala giving it the name “kutturuvan”). The ‘kutroo’ is reiterated ad naseum throughout the hotter parts of the day. As soon as one begins another in the distance is sure to join at once, and an uneven duet (or maybe trio or quartet) is kept up for a considerable time.

Nesting: Season –cheifly February to Apil. Nest-is like that of a woodpecker, a hole in a rotten branch or stem cut by the bird themselves at any height between 6-50 ft from ground. Eggs- normally 3 pure white longish oval.
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Source:
(1) http://www.birdsisaw.com/Bird.aspx?q=172.
(2) Ali, Salim(1999). Birds of Kerala, Third Ed.
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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3821 W: 190 N: 11376] (35063)
  • [2009-01-21 2:42]

Hello Silpa,
What a superb capture in this well-taken opportunity from your bedroom window!
This Brown-headed Barbet turned his head nicely with his bit of guava fruit to allow you to focus in on him well with total sharpness. The lighting and OOF natural BG allow him to show up well.
The result is one of the best portraits of this species on TN. I have seen it in Goa but never got the chance to take a shot.
Well done and thanks for delighting us with this portrait of a thief!
Best wishes,
Ivan

hello silpa,
great bedroom window view for you to shoot, you have used this opportunity to full advantage, the image is sharp with good details of the plumage,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Hi Silpa,
Or your home is on the top of a tree of the zoom of your camera is really good ;-)
Amazing capture of this new bird to me.
It's incredible the way the feathers change of colour from brown to green when going down to the body.
Besides that, you've got a very nice light and profile pose on the bird.
Congratulations and thanks for share.
My best regards,
JM

Hi Silpa, my dear friend,
An impressive capture of this beauty, Brown headed Barbet, which is novelty for me. Great pose you captured here in a fine composition.
TFS and cheers,
Bayram

Namaste Silpa,
that's wonderful, what a beautiful bird and captured in a pretty moment.
I like the brilliant colours and the light so much, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Excellent sharpness and composition.

Thanks,
Atanu

hello Silpa

beautiful sharpness and full of colours
i like the picture very mutch
the composition is ok
greeting lou

Hi Silpa,
A nice capture of this guava stealing barbet. I have seen a lot of them but never succeeded in capturing one. Very good details and composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2997 W: 162 N: 968] (2839)
  • [2009-01-21 8:06]

Hello Silpa,
How lucky you're to have a Guava tree in the garden! I'm not surprised that this fellow likes it too!! Excellent focus on the Barbet as he's having his feast. Beautiful light too and very well composed.
TFS and regards, Ulla

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1147 W: 32 N: 1170] (3600)
  • [2009-01-21 9:13]

Hi Silpa,
Excellent capture.I liked POV,use of light,sharpness,expression on face and composition a lot.Excellent work!
Thanks for posting.

Hello Silpa,
This is a great capture with amazing beautiful colors!
Very fine details and good composition.
Well done
Regards
Pierre

Hi Silpa,
Great capture of this guava thief. Very good that the guavas are not yours but you can enjoy looking at this beauty. Great POV, composition, sharp details, brilliant colours and natural BG.
TFS
Pekka

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1378 W: 56 N: 4747] (16330)
  • [2009-01-21 12:03]

Hello Silpa,
Lovely shot, the lighting is excellent. Nice composition and good isolation of the subject against a neutral background. Great shot.
Best regards Siggi

Hello Iris, greatshot of this beauty with wonderful details and nice composition. TFS.
Greetings,
Bahadır

hello Silpa

excellent photography of the Brown headed Barbet,
shot with fine POV, DOF and framing, excellent luminosity
and density of the colour tones, great sharpness and details,
the small catc-light at the eye render the image more beautiful,
i love the expression on his glance, TFS

Asbed

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-01-21 15:42]

Hi Silpa,

I'm so glad you finally caught this Barbet with the fruit in his beak. Fantastic shot of with extra fine details and absolutely wonderful colors. I have never seen a bird with color patterns like this - the eye and the yellow around it are marvelous. A wonderful pose in the tree and one fabulous picture.

Jane

Hello Silpa,
Excellent and superb capture of this beutiful Brown headed Barbet, well composed!!
Well done! TFS and regards. Ferran

Birds are a special focus for you...I know..and this one is a very neat surprise...I would love to see this one ion person...but probably will not in this life...so suffice it to say I shall be as pleasured to see your images...very clear and not only is the bird well coloured...it is well reproduced in same by your skilled eye!
Bob

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
  • [2009-01-24 18:30]

Hello Silpa,
What an incredibly beautiful composition. This beautiful bird in wonderful surroundings, all captured superbly by your camera work, thank you Silpa.
Rick

Fascinating bird. Lovely colors. The greens are particularly vivid. Clean and clear shot. And you got that glint in its eye.
Sorry I haven't been around much. Life gets busy sometimes and I tend to withdraw at other times. I'm an odd bird.ha ha
But I love this site and all you wonderful people!

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2009-01-25 7:24]

Silpa, This is beautiful and a superb shot. You are lucky to have such a natural beauty. Lovely shot. Ganesh

Framed by branches and leaves of the guava tree, this cute little bird looks beautiful, Silpa.
In fact, it is the most natural portrait of a bird you have captured with dexterity.
The colours on the bird are very charming and the focus on the eye is immaculate -- a necessary condition in bird photography.
Well done and all the best.
Ram

Hiya Silpa!
ok! I know it's been a while, but there are reasons for my being irregular...And I'm sooooooo pleasantly surprised to see your work here since I last come visiting here!This is superb!And then there's your wit!I love your notes, they're so real (if you know what I mean)!
Keep up the good work, my friend!
Goldy

Hello Silpa

Wow great capture.
The plumage detail is wonderful.
The green plumage is quite striking and well defined.
Wonderful detail of the yellow area around the eye and the red beak completes the colourful display.
Excellent POV for this capture...right amongst the guava tree.
TFS

Wolf

Ciao Silpa, lovely portrait of fantastic bird, wonderful colors, splendid sharpness and fine details, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hi Silpa,
what a beautiful picture of this marvellous bird taken from an excellent POV with outstanding sharpness, i like the brilliant colours in this lovely composition.
TFS. Best regards.
Maurizio

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 801 W: 3 N: 2100] (6596)
  • [2009-01-29 6:24]

Bonjour Silpa, to me this is such an exotic picture, from a dreamland! As much as you seem fascinated by winter here, I am with those amazing beautiful birds, colourful and so bright! To imagine you see one of these from your bedroom window is a spectacle to me. I would love to hear the sound they make, too. Your picture is superb, I like the shadow and light play and the beautifully saturated colours. Imagine, the green feathers are green like the leaves! AMitiés,

Francine

Hello Dear Silpa,
This is a very interesting and beautiful capture of much unusual bird to me. He looks like nothing I know :)! This is an original composition with nice natural environment, beautiful details, exposure and colors. Your notes are also interesting. I wish you many more visitors in your guava tree! Greetings,
Claudine

Hi Silpa,

Excellent sharpness of the colorful bird. TFS.

Regards,
Sowmya

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3585 W: 143 N: 5672] (18539)
  • [2009-02-13 10:51]

Hi Silpa.
Wonderful shot of an unknown for me and pictorial bird. Its image is looked in the frame created by rich leaves amazingly. Lights, detail, sharpness and colours are superb. And dark surroundings underline the beauty of the bird and scene perfectly. TFS and best regards. Well done.
Alexei.

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2575] (9085)
  • [2009-02-21 20:53]

Salam Silpa,
firstly, thanks a lot for coming into my post and you wrote beautifully on the development of my nature shots. Thanks a lot and how I like it and really appreciate you view.
This is such an excellent shot. I like the saturation and the richness of the shot.
Since we are using the same camera, to me it is really a great shot. The beautiful focus on the neck and the hues give a wonderful effect. Such a lovely one.
Looking forward to seeing more of your excellent shots, and being able to apply the readings from you little monster "SX10 IS".

regards,
Foozi

Hi, Silpa,

nice capture from this bird eating fruit.
Beautiful colours.

Gert

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