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CORN BUNTING


CORN BUNTING
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Copyright: Marius Secan (marius-secan) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 182 W: 0 N: 392] (1333)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-14
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D300, Sigma APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-06-19 12:20
Viewed: 352
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
CORN BUNTING (MILIARIA CALANDRA)

Corn Buntings are bigger and plumper than other buntings, streaky brown in all plumages, with a heavier and more distinctly notched bill. In flight they lack white outer tail feathers and frequently leave their legs dangling.

Breeds on farmland, downs and coastal scrub. Winters on arable farmland, often in stubble.

Corn Buntings have a similar breeding system to Wrens in which the male establishes a territory and then tries to attract as many females as possible to breed within it. If the territory is poor then he may attract only one mate and will assist with rearing the young but more typically he will leave each female to rear the young on her own while he continues singing to attract the next passing female. In this way one male Corn Bunting was shown to breed with 11 different females in one season. This abandonment of parental duties explains why male Corn Buntings, like Wrens, are able to spend so much time singing.

Some birds are resident: paradoxically, these may be the northernmost birds, which range in large flocks during winter. More southerly birds are believed to head west and south west during winter whilst remaining within the breeding range.
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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 15 N: 1566] (6115)
  • [2009-06-19 12:48]

Buna Marius
Foarte bine surprinsa. Ai obtinut detalii excelente, eye contact si culori naturale.
Numai bine si week-end placut
Razvan

Hello Marius,

Excellent capture of this interesting bird.
Light,focus and sharpness are fantastic.
Good notes.

hello marius,
good capture of the corn bunting, liked the pose, the pov and the composition, the blue sky offers a good non distracting bg,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3800 W: 190 N: 11298] (34839)
  • [2009-06-19 22:30]

Hello Marius,
A very nice acpture of a Corn Bunting against a fine blue sky. The sharpness. pose. POV and composition all contribute to a fine portrait of this species.
Thanks and have a nice weekend,
Ivan

Hello Marius,

This is a fine shot of the bird where it is nicely framed by the blue of the sky.
Lovely composition.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2377 W: 94 N: 5465] (17432)
  • [2009-06-20 1:44]

Hello Marius,
Very beautiful photo of this bunting. Great sharp details and beautiful natural colours. Good contrast against the blue sky in an excellent composition. Nice pose.
Regards,
Peter

H Marius

Grea portrait of this bunting highlighted against a nice blue sky. Good sharpness and plumage details. Good composition.

Chris

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