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Corn Bunting


Corn Bunting
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Copyright: Jose Conceicao (jconceicao) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 381 W: 19 N: 667] (2489)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-15
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 400 D, Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM, Hama UV 77mm
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/2000 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-07-17 12:13
Viewed: 397
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Corn Bunting

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

The Corn Bunting, Miliaria calandra, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. It is the sole member of the genus Miliaria, although a few authorities place it in the large genus Emberiza.

Description

This is an unusual bunting because the sexes appear similar in plumage, although the males are approximately 20% larger than females. This large bulky bunting is 16-19cm long, has male and female plumages similar, and lacks the showy male colours, especially on the head, common in the genus Emberiza. Both sexes look something like larks, with streaked grey-brown above, and whitish underparts.
The song of the male is a repetitive metallic sound, usually likened to jangling keys, which is given from a low bush, fence post or telephone wires.

Distribution and habitat

It breeds across southern and central Europe, north Africa and Asia across to Kazahkstan. It is mainly resident, but some birds from colder regions of central Europe and Asia migrate southwards in winter.
The Corn Bunting is a bird of open country with trees, such as farmland and weedy wasteland. It has declined greatly in northwest Europe due to intensive agricultural practices depriving it of its food supply of weed seeds and insects, the latter especially when feeding young.

Behaviour

Food and feeding
Its natural food consists of insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds.
Breeding
Males defend territories in the breeding season and can be polygynous, with up to three females per breeding male. The population sex ratio is generally 1:1, which means some males remain unmated during a season. Males play only a small role in parental care; they are not involved in nest building or incubation, and only feed the chicks when they are over half grown.
The nest is made of grass, lined with hair or fine grass, and is usually built on the ground. Average clutch size is 4, but commonly varies from 3 to 5, occasionally 6.
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Ciao Jose. Another diagonal compo well realized. Nice compo and good light.

Roberto

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3067 W: 231 N: 6165] (21068)
  • [2009-07-17 12:28]

Hi Jose,
I was reading your notes about this bunting, and found it to be a very interesting bird,
although its plumage looks rather common.
It is a lovely composition with very good details on the bird and the bush.
The bright colors of the berries and the soft colors of the BG make a nice frame for your pretty subject.
TFS. : )

hello Jose
nice composition with good details and beautiful colours
greeting lou

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1378 W: 56 N: 4747] (16330)
  • [2009-07-17 13:15]

Hello Jose,
lovely shot of this cute Corn Bunting. I like the POV, he is sharp in every detail and has lovely colour in his feathers. Great DOF and background.Best regards Siggi

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 545 W: 0 N: 735] (3213)
  • [2009-07-17 15:49]

Hi Jose
very nice image
well done.

Hello Jose,

A great capture of this Corn Bunting with beautiful coloration patterns, sharpness & details. Well done & TFS.

Regards

Umar

hello Jose

excellent photo of the Corn Bunting with fine POV and framing,
fine focus to the foreground of the image with
excellent sharpness and details, wonderful luminosity,
the catch-light render the photo more beautiful, TFS

Asbed

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  • tuslaw Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 511 W: 20 N: 1392] (4861)
  • [2009-07-17 22:12]

Hello Jose,
Excellent detail, color and exposure!! A beautiful Corn Bunting shown very well in a fine pose!! Good job!! Great notes!
Ron

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2264 W: 10 N: 2632] (15573)
  • [2009-07-18 0:18]

Hola José.
preciosa captura y selecto encuadre,
fino pov y pose...
iluminación y bg excelentes.
saludos

Mucho realismo en esta toma Jose. Se agradece tambien el que esté poco manipulada. Precioso el posadero donde observamos además parte de su hábitat.
Saludos y buen fin de semana: J. Ignasi.

Ciao Jose, beautiful compositionm with lovely bird in nice pose, lovely blurry BG, wonderful natural colors, fine details and excellent sharpness, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-07-18 16:49]

Hi Jose,

These Corn Buntings look like such nice looking birds. A wonderful pose on the bush covered with berries. Wonderful details of his face, eye and feathers. The colors are so natural and look so good against the nice background. Lovely setting and composition.

Jane

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 609 W: 0 N: 541] (3164)
  • [2009-07-19 0:48]

Ola Sergio !
Interessante macro, e apresenta grande feito!
Muito interessante e ofereceu boa descrição, parabéns.
Um bom fim de semana,
Adrian

Hello Jose,
another splendid picture of the Corn Bunting taken with superb sharpness in a great pose, very beautiful colours, excellent POV and composition with a very good BG.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

Hello Jose
a great capture of this Corn Bunting, beautiful composition, great POV and pose of the bird, very sharp details on the plumage, the blurred highlights the subject very nicely
Have agood night
Jacqueline

Hi José,
I noticed that you have a great gallery of depicting the wildlife of Portugal. I made my first trip through Portugal in spring (on bicycle), through Tras-os-Montes, Beira Alta, Beira Baixa and Alentejo. Every day the Corn buntings and the Nightingales were singing along the way, but rarely a singer could be spotted. So I imagine that it took a lot of patience and skill to get this portrait of the corn bunting. Well done, José! And an informative note too, thank you for that.

With my best regards, Dietrich

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