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Daurian Redstart
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Toshi Inado (tosh0329)
![Silver Note Writer [C: 3 W: 0 N: 61]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/n-n-s.gif) (348) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-01-14 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Exposure: f/5.6, 1/320 seconds |
| Details: Tripod: Yes |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-01-25 21:13 |
| Viewed: 546 |
| Points: 8 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Hello friends,
Daurian Redstart(Phoenicurus auroreus)
Daurian Redstart is relatively popular bird as winter visitor. They aren't afraid of human and gets close to me about one or two meters, so they are a very good and cute model. The front side can be seen on this picture(Link). I'll post female one next time.
Have a nice weekend,
Toshi,
from wiki...
It is a fairly common bird in East Asia, ranging eastwards from Mongolia and the Himalayas. There are two subspecies, both of which are migratory. P. a. auroreus winters in Korea, Japan, southeast coastal China and Taiwan, and P. a. leucopterus in northern India and parts of Southeast Asia.
This species belongs to a Eurasian clade which also includes the Black Redstart, Hodgson's Redstart, the White-winged Redstart which may be especially closely related to the present species, and maybe the Ala Shan Redstart. These diverged during the latter part of the Late Pliocene and the earliest Early Miocene, some 3-1.5 mya (Ertan 2006).
Like all Redstarts, they are strongly sexually dimorphic. Breeding males have a grey crown and nape with lighter forehead and crown-sides, a black face and chin, brownish mantle and wings and a large white wing patch; the chest, lower back and rump are orange, and the tail is black with orange sides. Juvenile males are similarly patterned but much duller and less clearly marked.
Females are warm brown above, paler below, have an orange rump and tail sides, and have a large white wing patch similar to the males. Bill, eye, legs and feet are black in both sexes.
Daurian Redstarts favour open forests, forest edges, agricultural margins, and are also commonly found in parks and urban gardens. They are reasonably confiding and often allow humans to approach quite closely before moving off. |
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- Tabib
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 105 W: 5 N: 101]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-g.gif)
(462) - [2008-01-25 22:41]
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Hello Toshi ,
I like your good control of the black plumages color. Can see all the detail -sharp focus with your pro camera. The background and composition are also nice.
cheers,
/tabib/.
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- pvs
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1124 W: 255 N: 2412]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(10981) - [2008-01-26 0:09]
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Hi Toshi,
A fine capture,well composed,the details are excellent,well exposed and POV and BG looking great,tfs
and have a nice weekend
Paul
great portrait, never saw this species before, TFS Ori
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- crs
(1027)
- [2008-01-26 10:46]
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Hello Toshi,
Very good picture. Birds colors are looking natural. Details of bird's plumage are very sharp. Photo has few elements making a good composition. Clear bird on blurry background gives good feeling when looking at.
Best regards,
Cristian
