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Face of Fear I


Face of Fear I
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Copyright: iris'hues ss (iris) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 389 W: 40 N: 730] (2302)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-22
Categories: Birds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-06-01 14:00
Viewed: 585
Points: 38
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Hello Friends,

Most of the shots that we take here are from a good moment shared by subjects abd equally pleasing to our eyes.But this one here is not from such an occasion.With this presentation of today, I intend to bring to you two subjects-One, the little beautiful Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus and two, the concept of Fear.

Fear is completely natural and helps people to recognize and respond to dangerous situations and threats, writes Phil Barker

A feeling each of us dread, when in one way or the other it comes to haut us……….

I was still concentrating on getting a good shot of the Damsel Fly during my vacation a week ago. It was around 8 in the morning and the summer sun was already getting hot. I was thanking the coconut trees in the courtyard for the shade they gave. The damsel was also seen in the greenery right under one of these trees. As I made my best efforts to get the lady to pose, I realized the air was filling with the noise of wild calls of crows and in between a shriek kept coming up .

As I straightened myself and looked up, I saw the small birdie bomb-diving through the palm leaves ,beak open and deliriously shrieking. And right behind the little one was a battery of crows charging. Caught by surprise and actually a bit scared, I ducked. In the meanwhile, the birdie took a right turn to perch itself on a swooping palm leaf a little away. Don’t know why, the crows left the scene suddenly.

Anyway, leaving the damsel to rest, I managed to get a few shots of the new subject that had appeared right infront of me.It was apparently quite frightened and seemed to fear that anything bad can happen. It was a heartening sight and I could feel the fear of being chased, being vulnerable to attack, not knowing where to hide,………The story will continue with my next post …with another shot from the series…..So Long…..
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The Bronzed Drongo , Dicrurus aeneus, is a small Asian bird. The drongos are passerines restricted to the Old World tropics. They were previously classed as the family Dicruridae, but that has been much enlarged to include a number of largely Australasian groups, such as the Australasian fantails, monarchs and paradise flycatchers.

The Bronzed Drongo is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India east to southern China and Indonesia.

This species is usually found in moist broadleaved forest. Three or four eggs are laid in a cup nest in a tree. These are aggressive and fearless birds, 24 cm in length, and will attack much larger species if their nest or young are threatened.

The adult Bronzed Drongo has spangled metallic green-blue plumage, and the tail is long and shallowly forked. The young bird is duller and brownish with less spangling.

The Bronzed Drongo has short legs and sits very upright while perched prominently, like a shrike. It is insectivorous.

A big Thank You to cuckooroller(Steve Pryor) for correcting me on the ID of this bird.

Thanks for stopping by!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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(with notes from Wikipedia.com and beyondintractability.org)
ridvan, elroyie, Silvio2006, oscarromulus, eqshannon, glazzaro, dkaved, XOTAELE, jcoowanitwong, angybone, Jamesp, blakitan, lawhill has marked this note useful
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To cuckooroller: Thanks A Lot...iris 1 06-02 02:23
To eqshannon: You 're right Bobiris 1 06-02 01:44
To oscarromulus: Thank You and For Mr. Pimpernel....iris 1 06-02 01:38
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  • ridvan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 556 W: 0 N: 1138] (5140)
  • [2007-06-01 14:08]

selam iris: nice capture of this bird; beautiful colours with nice Bg
good composition and pov TFS well done.
regards
ridvan

The crows are very known with their protection behavior and they can be very aggressor when they are identifing anything that will be a danger to their 'familia' :), they are also known in their long period memory, ao you should be carefull with them, maybe you were very close to one of their nests?

hello IRIS
bien vu cette image , de bons détails et cet oiseau que je ne connaissais pas et parfait
merci du partage
edith

Hi Iris,
This is not a Drongo-cuckoo. Bill and head shape all wrong. Color of wing coverts and upper tail are wrong. This is a Dicrurus. This particular bird has a worn tail which does not help. In Kerala State coastally there are six possible Dicrurus (i.e. Drongos). The possibles are Black Drongo - Dicrurus macrocercus; Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus; White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens; Greater Racket-tailed Drongo - Dicrurus paradiseus; Hair-crested Drongo - Dicrurus hottentottus; and this one, which is Bronzed Drongo - Dicrurus aeneus. This bird is adult, not juvenile.

Drongos are not brood parasites - they are usually monogamous and they make their own nest and care for their own young. They are mostly insectivorous. Crows on the other hand are omnivorous and not above predating smaller birds (this Drongo is at most 24 cm. long) and the two Crows that range are Corvus splendens (House Crow), and Corvus macrorhynchos culminatus (Indian Jungle Crow) which is by far the larger and more predatory of the two Crows - up to 49 cm. So, a couple more likely scenarios would be that the Crows were trying to either predate the eggs of the Drongo and driving it off the nest, or they were trying to predate the Drongo itself.

Hi Hirishues, splendid bird with wonderful colors, great details, very well done, ciao Silvio

Iris,
A lovely story.
You did capture FEAR.
A GREAT SHOW you have given the TN world.
Keep them coming, young lady.
Mario, or like you write it MArio.
P.S. What ever happened to the W/S you promised Mrs. Pimpernel? She is still waiting. In fact Mr. Pimpernel wants to see it.
Ha, ha, ha.

The unique thing which makes this stand out is the rainbow of colors. You couldn't have asked for more than that...plus your notes which I see much information. Someone in thie world....gave this young fellow the notion for TN and it works....for you as well as for me. I love your picture!

Bob-Pacific NW Washington Wilderness

Well taken, consider if you would maybe dropping shadows just a bit to bring more detail in the blacks.

Greg

Hi Iris,
An interesting concept and I liked the in depth note.Shame there is a bit of a glare at the top of the image effecting the colour and clarity.The black and bright greens a true contrast in colour.The pose of the bird is quite extraordinary on the side of the leaves.Take care.
Regards, David

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 4 N: 2302] (10736)
  • [2007-06-02 3:42]

Iris, You have captured well the bird and good colors. The composition is very good .TFS

Original PoV.
Estupenda nota, bastante completa.
Bello pájaro en una situación un tanto apurada.
Saludos Iris. JL.

Hi Iris,
Nice capture of the scene. Well composed picture. May be due to circumstances the image is a bit soft. Great note and looking forward to the next scene.
JC

FABULOUS NOTES!!! Very well written and thought out. I felt like I was there with you. I like that! :)

The sheen of the feathers and details are lovely! :) And the composition is well done.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2606 W: 133 N: 7480] (23317)
  • [2007-06-02 9:51]

hello Iris,
Interesting capture of the Bronzed Drongo in a posture and expression that could well be interpreted as expressing fear. This is a sharp and well composed shot, marred slightly by a leaf or something green across the head.
Nevertheless it is a nice shot.
I have seen this species at a distance in Goa, not close enough to be photographed.
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-06-02 10:37]

Hello Iris

A very interesting story and post.A well composed shot with good detail.I look forward to the next instalment. TFS

Rob BL

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1252 W: 0 N: 4842] (14380)
  • [2007-06-02 16:28]

Hi Iris

A very interesting note which makes the image a lot more meaningful - in the true spirit of Trek Nature.

Great POV

James

Hi Irisi,
Nice shot, well composed picture.
Well done.

BL

Hello Iris,
Great capture, nice colors and POV TFS best regards/Lawhill

Hi Irishues ,
nice hsot with beautiful colours.
well composed and nice sharpness.
lovely frame.
Best wishes
Saeed

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