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Baby Robin by My Window!!!


Baby Robin by My Window!!!
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Copyright: iris'hues ss (iris) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 409 W: 41 N: 785] (2478)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-24
Categories: Birds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Robins of the World [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-06-08 11:30
Viewed: 697
Points: 58
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello Friends,

Shot on the last day of my vacation….through my bedroom window…while packing my bags….so do forgive the slight noise in the BG, had to crop and reduce the gamma levels a bit… Hope you like this little baby robin.

Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis)

Main features: Large (20-23cm); bill black; legs grey.

Male: Black head, breast and upperparts; underparts white; tail black with white outer feathers; bold white wingbars.

Female: Back upperparts and breast replaced by dull dark grey.

Juvenile: As in the adult but with mottled brown breast

The Calls of Oriental Magpie Robin - are known to be highly varied;complex songs used for territory establishment and mate acquisition. Vocalizations uttered in a single articulation for the purpose of an immediate requirement, viz. food, social contact, threat, alarm, begging, etc. are known as calls.

Birds normally use a variety of vocal signals while communicating and these signals play an important role in their social life .Information in a call usually relates to the immediate circumstances of the caller.

This species has been found to use mainly six types of calls explained below. In addition, members of this species have been observed to use escape call, anger call, etc. occasionally.

Territorial calls rendered as swee . . . swee . . . .
Juvenile calls rendered assweerr . . . sweerr . . . .
Emergence and roosting calls are shrill (harsh), monosyllabic,
Threat calls phonetically described as charr . . . charr . . . Submissive calls rendered as cheo . . . chee . . . chee . . . chee . . . .
Distress calls as tseerr . . . . tseerr . . . ., with a wide range of frequencies

Moringa oleifera commonly referred to simply as Moringa, is the most widely cultivated variety of the genus Moringa. It is of the family Moringaceae. It is an exceptionally nutritious vegetable tree with a variety of potential uses. I got to eat a lot of the leaves this time.Infact the slender leaf stems are taken a day before and the next day the leaves come off pretty quickly off the stems.
The tree itself is rather slender with drooping branches that grows to approximately 10 m in height; however, it normally is cut back annually to one meter or less, and allowed to regrow, so that pods and leaves remain within arms reach.
The Moringa tree grows mainly in semi-arid tropical and subtropical areas. While it grows best in dry sandy soil, it tolerates poor soil, including coastal areas. It is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree and is widely cultivated in Africa, Central and South America, Sri Lanka, India, Mexico, Malaysia and the Philippines. Considered one of the world’s most useful trees, as almost every part of the Moringa tree’s leaves and its immature green pods called as “drumsticks” are used for food in India. It’s values especially for its medicinal properties.
The immature green pods, called “drumsticks” are probably the most valued and widely used part of the tree and are commonly consumed in India, and are generally prepared in a similar fashion to green beans and have a slight asparagus taste. The leaves are highly nutritious, being a significant source of beta-carotene, Vitamin C, protein, iron and potassium...These are given to expectant mothers and also feeding mothers to enhance milk formation. The leaves are cooked and used like spinach. In addition to being used fresh as a substitute for spinach, its leaves are commonly dried and crushed into a powder, and used in soups and sauces. The leaves are full of medicinal properties. The tree is a good source for calcium and phosphorus. In Siddha system of medicine, the drumstick seeds are used as a sexual virility drug for treating erectile dysfunction in men and also in women for increasing the sexual activity and prolonging the sexual activity.

Thanks for stopping by!!!!!
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(with notes from Resonance2003 (Anil Kumar-Acoustic Communications in Birds),www.naturia.per.sg and wikipedia.
IulianGherghel, Argus, kjpweb, ridvan, Hil, jmirah, uleko, lawhill, glazzaro, angybone, JORAPAVI, marhowie, Maite, rousettus, oscarromulus, JPlumb, Jamesp has marked this note useful
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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2757 W: 147 N: 7955] (24769)
  • [2007-06-08 12:00]

Hello Iris,
What a great catch at the end of your holiday!
Lovely shot of a baby Magpie Robin with fine sharpness, lighting and composition.
Nice contrasting BG too!
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 307 W: 3 N: 783] (3692)
  • [2007-06-08 13:24]
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hi iris,
this picture of robin is a wonderfall shot. good angle,composition and most of all the sharpness is amazing..no matter about the noice in BG the robin has come up well.congrats
TFS

That picture is an awwwwwwww how cute shot for sure. It is also nice that you have some type of asian shrub in the background. It adds and ethnic flavor to the subject.

Bob
Pacific NW Wilderness

Nice chance shot with good a vibrant colors. I think it could show some more detail - see workshop!
Either way - well done!

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  • ridvan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 563 W: 0 N: 1148] (5188)
  • [2007-06-08 15:24]

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

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 750 W: 13 N: 1442] (4951)
  • [2007-06-08 17:38]
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Hi Irishues,

What a great capture of the cute Robin, superb POV and I love the pose with the excellent eye contact and lots of attitude, nice sharp deatil and beautiful colours. I hope you don't mind I have added it to a Theme I did of all the Robins of the world.

TFS Hilary :o)

Hi Irishues ,
very nice image with great composition and nice mood.
excellent focus and nice sharpness.BG is great too.
Thanks for sharing
Greeting
Saeed

Hi Irishues, splendid composition with lovely robin, great colors, excellent details, elegant presentation, very well done, have a nice week end, ciao Silvio

Nice photo. Great detail. Excellent POV. BG really makes the bird pop out at you. Well done. TFS
Jim

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2580 W: 170 N: 7866] (24875)
  • [2007-06-09 6:30]

Hello Iris,
This is a really interesting close of the Magpie Robin showing interesting details. I like its pose and the catchlight in the eye. Well composed too.
TFS and regards, Ulla

Hello Irishues,
The result is very good! I like this pose you captured and this nice composition, beautiful colors and this catch light in its eye a lot. Well done with a cute little model :)
Claudine

Hello Iris,
This is a great portrait, the black colors are perfect nice light good BG well composed, TFS regards/LAwhill

Love the catch light in the eye, well taken.

Greg

I love the tilt of the head - adorable!
Great close-up and wonderful detail. I love it when we can see the shine in their eyes.

The name Oriental Magpie Robin suggests it is a bird quite different from Robins of Europe and North America, the pictures of which species we see quite frequently on TN, Iris.
A very good shot with fine details and colours.
Well done and TFS.

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 996 W: 4 N: 2570] (11874)
  • [2007-06-09 13:23]

Iris, Lovely robin and wonderful expression. the POV and composition are good. Ganesh

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-06-09 23:54]

Hello Iris

A wonderful close up of this baby robin.The details are wonderful.Excellent eye contact.The plumage detail is very good.The composition is well done.Colours and contrast are super.TFS

Rob

Hola Irishues,
Excelente el retrato que nos presentas, la pose y nitidez son muy buenos, la luz, el fondo y el color muy hermosos. Saludos
José Ramón

Hi Iris,
I like most the intimate composition, pose, POV, and complimentary blurred BG. Well done.
Howard

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2423 W: 63 N: 3990] (12874)
  • [2007-06-11 5:27]

Hi Iris,
Nice capture of this Oriental Magpie Robin with a good POV. I liked your eye contact with this felllow . TFS
Selen

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1005 W: 64 N: 1242] (5082)
  • [2007-06-11 12:47]

WOW!!
What a marvellous capture, Irish!
It's so beautiful! I love the way this lovely little robin is looking at you. The plumage is marvellous with excellent details.
Magnificent POV, DOF, contrast, colors and composition.
I love it!
Congratulations and thank you very much for sharing.
Best wishes
Maite

Hi Irishues
Very nice shot, focus, colors, frame and position. DOF and POV great. Nicely composed. thanks for sharing
Best wishes
Ahmet

Hi Iris,
Well I like the image of the baby Robin very much. Its colours show up well in the image, I love its spotted chest. This bird is just so sweet. Nice composition.
Cheers,
Debbie

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1064 W: 26 N: 3196] (11459)
  • [2007-06-12 5:04]

Hi Irishues,

Love the eye contact, looks just as interested in you as you are in him! What a great capture for a spur of the moment shot...lovely colours and composition.

very well done

Paul

Greet Iris!
Presents beautifully bird on bright it grows green. Bright eye, clear feathers and different details.
TFS - Roma

Iris,
We had a tall tree behind our home in Mapuca, pronounced
Mapusa, in Goa, India. This species nested there. The males have an unusually lovely song. The cobra tried in vain to scale up that tree to get the eggs and or babies.
The hawks in the vicinity used to grab the scalling snakes. Tragic; but, that's nature. Survival of the fittest.
However, re: your subject.
Outstanding imaging. Your work is getting better & better, like Johnny Walker ... with age I suppose. Said without prejudice.
In your case it has nothing to do with aging but EXPERIANCE.
Congratulations and warm & friendly regards,
Mario.

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  • JPlumb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 644 W: 160 N: 894] (2837)
  • [2007-06-12 17:59]

Hi Irishues, great shot of this Robin. I especially like the way he has posed for you for this shot, with a little bit of attitude. The details are good, colour is good, with excellent depth of field and composition, though the bird itself may be just a bit dark.

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1299 W: 0 N: 5081] (15140)
  • [2007-06-13 3:27]

Hi Iris

Lovely shot with great composition and colours. The eye is really nice and the detail very good.

James

bonjour iris
le BG est peu etre un peu trop detaillé mais l'oiseau et net,ce qui n'a pas du etre facile car il semble etre dans un endroit ou il n'y avait pas beaucoup de lumiere.
bien vu.
laurent

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