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Sardinian Warbler


Sardinian Warbler
Photo Information
Copyright: Angelo Nardo (nardophoto) (9214)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06-07
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Sigma 70-300 4-5.6 APO DG MACRO, Digital ISO 200
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-12-06 9:24
Viewed: 1114
Points: 10
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Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala)

En. Sardinian Warbler, Da. Sorthoved Sanger, Du. Kleine Zwartkop, Fi. Samettipääkerttu, Fr. Fauvette mélanocéphale, Ge. Samtkopfgrasmücke, It. Occhiocotto, No. Svarthodesanger, Sp. Curruca cabecinegra, Sw. Sammetshätta

The male is basically a dark grey warbler with whiter underparts and a jet-black hood contrasting with a white throat. The female is duller and browner but still looks rather dark, especially on the head where the hood looks dark grey rather than black but still contrasts with the white throat. She is often confused with the many other female and juvenile warblers which skulk in Mediterranean scrub but she lacks the orange wings of Whitethroat and Spectacled Warbler, the dark ear coverts of Lesser Whitethroat and Orphean Warbler, the relatively pale head of both Subalpine and Menetries warblers and the well-patterned tertials of both Ruppell’s and Cyprus Warbler. Before long, the call alone becomes so familiar that it eliminates almost all other warblers.

Unmissably common in most parts of southern Europe wherever there are scattered bushes and scrub, except perhaps in parts of Greece and Turkey where Ruppell's, Cyprus or Menetries Warblers seem to take over.
(from:www.birdguides.com)

PS for crop, levels, sharpening and resize.
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Ciao Angelo, ancora qualche mese e divento ornitologo anch'io, splendido Occhiocotto, anche questo per me è una novità, foto molto interessante e ben definita, ciao Silvio

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  • meyerd Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 543 W: 68 N: 1964] (6289)
  • [2006-12-06 12:19]

Salve Angelo,
this is a neat picture, it has all the trappings needed. This warbler is notoriously difficult to approach, so "chapeau", I don't know how you did it. Lots of points for it (unfortunately only 2).
Ciao, Dietrich

bellissimo scatto.

PS: sei un traditore pure tu!!!

e ti capiteranno due falco che lotteranno per una preda, un quetzal scappato da uno zoo, e tu felice ti precipiterai a fotografarli. ma ti si finirà la batteria, la scheda sarà piena e poco prima avevi fatto una foto in manuale e l'autofocus non ti funzionerà .

ovviamente il tutto terminerà subito ed ELE sarà riuscita a fotografare ogni singola fase! così che per i prox dieci anni vincerà concorsi e tu rosicherai.

zero punti pure a te!

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4138 W: 216 N: 13052] (40488)
  • [2006-12-06 13:18]

Hello Angelo,
Nice sharp capture of this warbler. Excellent pose and POV.
TFS, regards, Ivan

Scatto bellissimo per questa preda che ancora manca nella mia checklist.

Ps.: che Mario se la sia presa un pokino? :)

Bella foto Angelo non facile immagino da riprendere!
Bravo!!!
TFS, ciao, Emanuele

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  • takos1 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 263 W: 25 N: 208] (2607)
  • [2006-12-07 11:33]

Ciao Angelo,
ottima foto!
E' la prima volta che sento nominare questo uccello.....(che gnorant...)

Ciao e grazie.
Franco

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