Baby Red-vented Bulbul

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Baby Red-vented Bulbul
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Copyright: Ram Thakur (ramthakur) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2906 W: 107 N: 7108] (23125)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-18
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D200, Sigma 18-200 Zoom F3.5-6.3 DC
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/125 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-05-19 2:01
Viewed: 477
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I was in the garden yesterday morning, wanting to test my new Sigma 18-200mm lens. Did not find any insects --only the usual birds. Red-vented Bulbuls are residents in the garden.
I saw the mother Bulbul feeding this baby on the lawns. When I went closer, they flew up to perch on a young tree. I approached the tree and when I was 2 meters away, the mother flew off to another tree but the baby remained there. It did not mind me when I went even closer and started taking its pictures. I even used fill flash in one shot.
You can see that this juvenile has yet to get a really red vent.
Here is the note on the species:

The Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Myanmar and southwestern China, and has been introduced to Fiji and Hawaii. It is also common in urban parts of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
This is a bird of scrub, open forest, plains and cultivated lands. It builds its nest in a bush; two or three eggs are a typical clutch.
Red-vented Bulbul is about 20cm in length, with a long tail. It has brown or black upperparts, with a white rump. The breast is brown or black, and the rest of the underparts are white apart from the red around the vent. The head and small crest are black.
Sexes are similar in plumage, but young birds are duller than adults. The flight is bouncing and woodpecker-like.
There are a number of regional variations in plumage, mainly with respect to the upperparts and breast colour. Red-vented Bulbuls feed on fruit, nectar and insects.
The Red-vented Bulbul is incapable of synthesizing vitamin C. It shares this feature with a very limited number of other animals, among which are certain fruit bats and primates (including humans) as well as the guinea pig.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-vented_bulbul

Thanks for looking and regards to all.
rcrick, haraprasan, eng55, eqshannon, Alex99, fartash, Jamesp, uleko, anel has marked this note useful
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Hi Mr. Ram,
A nice capture of this beautiful baby bulbul. Excellent composition and sharp details. Sure the 18-200 is working well. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Sincerely
HP

Hi Ram,

Looks like the new lens is producing the goods, excellent sharp image, the colour saturation is beautiful, really good separation from the OOF background, love the detail in the eye, interesting note with regard to the vitamin C, never new that, really nice shot my friend,

All the best Cheers Rick :)

Hi Ram

Quite a good shot of the baby bulbul with your new lens.
Sharpness looks good and you even managed an OOF background at F10.

Chris

Hello Ram,

Beautiful composition. Excellent sharp picture of this young bulbul. Good POV and DOF. Superb natural colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 339 W: 3 N: 371] (1095)
  • [2008-05-19 5:59]

Hi Ram,
Magnificent capture,eyes are amazing.POV,clear details,POV and composition are also perfect.
Thanks for posting.

Wow you hit the correct buttons on this one Ram. Not only is it technically a great image...it is also a very imteresting image and subject. On the list of top tens for you sir..Nice lens..sigma is really making a name for themselves outside of film cameras of a generation ago.
Bob

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1864 W: 2 N: 4738] (18250)
  • [2008-05-19 9:59]

Hi. Time is very short tonight as i am at work late. just to say a very good picture for now. TFs.
Nick..

Nice chance Ram and you made the best use of it. It is looking so cute. Just out of curiosity, did you also try to take some pictures from the other side of the tree?

- Murali Santhanam

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2935 W: 142 N: 4217] (13775)
  • [2008-05-19 10:52]

Hi Ram.
What a cute picture. V-composition of the shot is amazing as well as the image of the beautiful bird among the twigs. I like colours of the shot and very nice BG too. Bravo. Superb job.
Alexei.
P.S. I hope the new lens will gift you and us many attractive shots.

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1555 W: 233 N: 5091] (17959)
  • [2008-05-19 12:43]

Hi Ram,
very good shot of this Bulbul!
Great sharpness and brilliant detail.
Well composed as well.
Nice lighting and colours.
Great DOF that has blurred the BG very effectively.
Well done!

Joe

Dear Ram
Wonderful shot of this cute Red-vented Bulbul :O)
Perfect exposure,details and composition.Superb shot.

Be Happy...
Fartash

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1223 W: 0 N: 4449] (13290)
  • [2008-05-19 14:30]

Hi Ram

Grea shot - really nice pose and POV plus nice colour and excellent detail. Well observed and captured.


James

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 729 W: 4 N: 1811] (8608)
  • [2008-05-20 4:17]

Sir, You seem to be testing a lot with your 18-200 lens. Just beautiful and I think the bird is in a thoughtful mood. Nice capture. Ganesh

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1687 W: 20 N: 4738] (15476)
  • [2008-05-21 7:42]

Hi Ram,
Wonderful shot of this baby Red-vented Bulbul in a fine pose. Your new lens seems to be doing great work. Very neat and sharp image with nice colours and perfect lighting. Excellent DOF, POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2297 W: 163 N: 6694] (21146)
  • [2008-05-21 7:55]

Hello Ram,
This is a lovely view of the young Bulbul against a beautiful background. Great focus on the eye and the broad beak typical for the young! Details are very sharp and I like its pose up the tree.
TFS and kind regards, Ulla

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1079 W: 0 N: 1654] (7208)
  • [2008-05-22 1:47]

hello Ram,
This is a very fine picture of the juvenile Red-vented Bulbul, which lives your garden. The decentred composition is excellent and the colours very natural and harmonious. A very pleasant picture. Thanks for it.
Bonne journée
Anne

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 782 W: 11 N: 1380] (4759)
  • [2008-05-23 11:46]

Hi Ram,

Great capture of the Bulbul.
Very nicely composed with a fine pose, the bird looks like it is listening for its mothers call.
very nice details, great colours and lovely light.

Hil

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