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Sitta europaea


Sitta europaea
Photo Information
Copyright: didier garnier (ddg) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 889 W: 23 N: 946] (5061)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-05
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5000
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds of Europe, Nests of Birds [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-05-24 6:25
Viewed: 1294
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Sitta europaea, (Famille of Sittidae) Small sparrow (14 cm, 19 to 24 gr.) climbing with short tail, wings broad and strong beak. Above gray blue, long support black of the beak side of the neck, white cheeks; below reddish orange, becoming maroon with the back of the sides and the low belly; white points with the rectrices. Hammer seeds and hazel nuts. In its long beak, it can store two or three seeds of sunflower. It flies away then in direction of a tree to dissimulate its spoils in the cracks of the trunk. It wedges hazel nuts in cracks and assene of powerful blows of beak until the hull splits into two. These hammerings are so strong that one would believe to hear a peak. Sound cries whistled: tuit-tuit-tuit..., tsit repeated. Habitat: Parks, orchards, gardens with old trees (leafy). Niche in the cavities of the trees, sometimes of the walls, nesting boxes; build the entry and the cracks with mortar (pellets of clay and saliva). Period of nesting: Towards the end of April or the beginning May Numbers incubations: 1 laying a per annum. Number of eggs: 6 to 8 eggs (20/14 mm). Incubation: during 13 or 15 days. The small ones leave the nest 22 to 24 days after the hatching, and learn how to climb skilfully on the tree trunks, even the head in bottom like their parents. Behavior: While going down or on the side, the sittelle one is driven by short jerks along the trunks and of the branches. When it goes down along a trunk, it is indifferently head or tail the first; at the time to sleep, in a hollow of tree or a slit of the bark, it settles head in bottom.
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Hello Didier!
Wonderful clear shots and great composition.Very well done!Thanks for sharing.

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  • ronanj (10)
  • [2005-05-24 8:50]

bonjour didier

sympathique série ma foi, joliement composée
il ne vous manque que l'accouplement et les oeufs pour parfaire le tableau ...

très cordialement
ronan

Excellent collage,very nice picture.TFS!

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3119 W: 236 N: 5956] (20112)
  • [2005-05-24 10:18]

This is a wonderful collage, Didier. I like your choices and arrangement very much. Great collection of interesting pictures with sharp details. Congratulations, and TFS. : )

nice photos, great collage, didier! :-)
this will really be something to keep in mind
for future projects.
thanx for sharing,
cheers, thorsten.

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  • twin Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 262 W: 17 N: 499] (3249)
  • [2005-05-24 12:02]

an amazing work with the set of wonderful pics... it is perfect... congratulations Didier...

Didier, Excellent collage of the youngsters and mom bringin' home the bacon! ;-) A great set of poses with very good colors and details..I like it! Well done.

Très jolie carte postale Didier. Tu as superbemant capturé tout le travail de nutrtion qu'elle fait pour sa progéniture.
Merci de ta visite
Guy

Its a lovely compalation you have here, Didier. Each one could be posted seperate. Very well done.

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  • optic Gold Star Critiquer [C: 322 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-09-29 20:03]

MAGNIFIQUE !
Vraiment de toute beauté... séquence exceptionnelle, comment avez-vous pu photographier l'intérieure de la cabane ? en soulevant le toît probablement... beau montage et couleurs vivantes,

Merci du partage,
Christian

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