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Guira Cuckoo


Guira Cuckoo
Photo Information
Copyright: Peter van Zoest (PeterZ) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2388 W: 94 N: 5521] (17576)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-20
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70, AF Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6 G, Digital RAW
Exposure: f/4.2, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-07-11 10:13
Viewed: 781
Points: 29
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The GUIRA (Guira guira) is a cuckoo related to anis. It is one of the most common birds of Brazil, absent only from the continuous forest of Amazonia.
It has a hirsute orangey crest and measures 40 cm. Like its cousins anis, the guira give off a strong, pungent odour.
Nutrition
The guira feeds on big arthropods, frogs, small birds and small mammals like mice.
Behaviour
The guira goes around on the ground, usually in bands of 6 to 18 individuals, with other birds like the Chalk-browed mockingbird (Mimus saturninus) and the Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) whose behaviour is very similar.
They live in groups but have the tendency to form couples.
The nest is built on a tree fork 5 meters from the ground. The eggs (from 5 to 7) are dark green and covered in a layer of limestone. They are incubated either in individual or community nests, in the latter one can find up to 20 eggs. Under community nests there are many broken eggs. The competition between young being great, mortality is important.
(Wikipedia)
This photo is taken in Avifauna Birdpark.
There was heavy, sharp sunshine and I had to blur the BG a lot to make the bird loose from the BG.
I hope you like it.
jaycee, nglen, Jamesp, Alex99, SelenE, kjpweb, lawhill, CeltickRanger, ramthakur, hester has marked this note useful
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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1168 W: 261 N: 3035] (13835)
  • [2007-07-11 11:04]

Ha peter,

een mooie shot en fraai post processing,goede kleuren,de cuckoo spring nu echt uit de compo,tfs

Paul

Very nice image of this cuckoo.
Fine light,focus,and BG is very interesting.

The BG looks manipulated/blured with PS or other program.
Is that true?
TFS
Richard

  • Great 
  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2908 W: 34 N: 8625] (32146)
  • [2007-07-11 12:51]

Hi Peter. what a strange looking bird. Fine detail and colour . with a nice POV. i keep going back to the picture he is so unusal. well done TFS.good notes too.
Nick..

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 604 W: 11 N: 1631] (5995)
  • [2007-07-11 19:06]

Hello Peter,
Fantastic close up of this very beautiful
bird, I rebember very well semm them in Brazil. Great POV and composition
the photo is also very sharp..
..Well Done!

"I'll Be Back"

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3585 W: 143 N: 5669] (18533)
  • [2007-07-12 4:12]

Hi Peter.
What an original subject and very nice picture. Light conditions were very complex but you managed to create a perfectly exposed shot despite some OE aria on the bird feathers. Pose of the bird, expression of its "face"> composition of the picture and BG are superb. My compliments and best regards.
Alexei.

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2007-07-12 4:21]

Hi Peter,
It's a beautiful bird. I liked your POV and the composition. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-07-12 6:35]

Hello Peter

I have never seen this bird before.Very good presentation with sharp details and great eye contact.Nicey composed in the frame.The composition is well done.TS


Rob

Great shot - I'm however not so sure about the applied postwork, it however well intended does something postwork shouldn't - it becomes visible.

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2007-07-12 7:35]

Hi Peter,

A wonderful capture of a magnificent looking bird. I have never seen a Cuckoo - just a roadrunner who is in the Cuckoo family. You caught a wonderful expression on his face! The plummage is fantastic. Beautiful colors and details and a beautiful composition.


Jane

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16522)
  • [2007-07-12 8:10]

Hi Peter

Great POV - the diagonal composition is unusual ans appealing. DOF also very good.

James

Hi Peter,
Great portrait of this cuckoo, very sharp
beautiful plumage, perfect capture, TFS.
Best regards/Lawhill

bonjour Peter

belle photo, j'aimes le plumage de l'oiseau et les détails du plumage


merci pour le partage

Asbed

Thanks for looking at my recent picture and writing a critique on it, Peter.
This is an interesting bird which you have captured very well.
The BG effects are quite interesting too. I wonder how you managed them.
TFS and regards.

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
  • [2007-07-14 11:00]

Hi Peter

Great looking bird. Good pose with the ruffled feathers. Lovely POV and sharp details.

TFS

Karan

Hi Peter,
A very nice and rare bird that we have in good amounts in Argentina. They love sunbath, and maybe here is in that situation. likeable composition, with nice blurred BG. I think lacks a bit of focus in the head, but´s an interesting shot
regards
Hernán

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