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Jouvenille White Eyed Buzzard


Jouvenille White Eyed Buzzard
Photo Information
Copyright: Akshay Harith (S_Akshay) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 30 W: 11 N: 117] (563)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon DSLR D200, Sigma100-300mm HSM APO with sigma 1.4XTC
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-07-25 9:47
Viewed: 282
Points: 20
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Accipitridae

Genus: Butastur

Species: B. teesa


Binomial name
Butastur teesa

The White-eyed Buzzard (Butastur teesa) is a medium sized hawk found in South Asia.

A small greyish brown hawk, about 45cm long,he White-eyed Buzzard has a white throat, two dark cheek stripes, brown and white underparts, and orange-yellow cere. Eyes white or yellowish white, conspicuous at close quarters. A whitish nuchal patch and buffish wing shoulders provide additional clues to its identity. Sexes alike. Singly, in open scrub country. Habits: Affects dry open country and thin deciduous forest; avoids humid and densely-wooded tracts. Rather sluggish. Perches on dry trees, telegraph posts, etc., and swoops down on its prey.

Call: A not unpleasant, plaintive mewing, usually uttered when pairs soar in circles high up in the air. Often in company with larger birds of prey, silhouette, of the rounded wings reminiscent of the Shikra.

Season: principally February to May. Nest: a loose, unlined cup of twigs like that of a crow up in the fork of a thickly foliaged tree such as mango, preferably one in a grove. Eggs-3, greenish white broad ovals of a fairly smooth texture. Both sexes share nest-building and feeding young; female alone incubates.
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  • Great 
  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 290 W: 3 N: 715] (3316)
  • [2008-07-25 10:09]

nice picture.lovely lighting which we had that day..(for this pic only) :)
TFS

Hello Akshay,
Wonderful content. Well photographed in terms of 'close up',POV (low), DOF(accurate),...
TFS
Annick

Hi Akshay,
This is a fine capture of this impressive bird. Everything looks great here: details, composition, exposure and low POV. I would have been very proud if I have taken this picture :) Thanks,
Claudine

Hi Akshay,
A nice capture of this beautiful Juvenille buzzard. Very well composed with sharp details. Very good light work. Thanks a lot for sharing.

akshay,
nice and sharp at the eye!!
The details on the feathers are however just that wee bit off ....maybe you had too large an aperture.

would love to hear from you!!

rgds

Hello Junior,

Nice shot, agree with others that sharpness is soft on body.Otherwise well done.TFS.

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 196 W: 2 N: 501] (1904)
  • [2008-07-26 0:26]

Hello Akshay,
Beautiful photo of this Buzzard. Sharp and great natural colours. Very good POV and DOF. Nice BG.
Regards,
Siggi

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 353 W: 0 N: 316] (1777)
  • [2008-07-26 0:54]

Hi Akshay
very nice image of juvenile buzzard
very good sharp
well done.

Hi Akshay,
Nice picture. Well framing, POV and DOF are great. I make a workshop for the shaprness.
TFS
Eric

Hi Akshay

Good low down POv makes this a great shot of this young one
Good composition
Good sharpness
Good DOF
Good background

Chris

so yound and so beautiful , TFS Ori

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