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EUROPEAN STONECHAT MALE


EUROPEAN STONECHAT MALE
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Copyright: Marius Secan (marius-secan) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 205 W: 0 N: 483] (1639)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-19
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D300, Sigma APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-02 11:19
Viewed: 296
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
EUROPEAN STONECHAT (SAXICOLA TORQUATA)

Black head, white half-collar, black back, white rump, black tail, black wings with a large white patch on the top side of the inner wing, dark orange red upper breast, white or pale orange lower breast and belly. Siberian Stonechat have a distinctive white collar.

Females brown above and on head, indistinct paler eyebrow line, chestnut-buff rather than orange below, and less white on the wings. Found in Europe (mainly S and W), Africa (including Madagascar), Russia and Siberia, Turkey, the Caucasus, the Himalayas, China, Japan and Korea.

It is found in open rough scrubland and rough grassland with scattered shrubs. It is also found in pastures and fields. In many areas it is resident, but some birds are non-breeding migrants, and in that case are not restricted to damp areas, but may be found in open drier country.

It is usually seen in pairs and usually perches up on a stick or shrub. It flies down onto the ground, and often flicks its wings.

This species eats mainly insects and worms.

African birds breed mainly in the summer months. The nest is well hidden inside a clump of vegetation and consists of an untidy bowl of grass and rootlets. It is lined neatly with rootlets and animal hairs.
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  • horias Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 392 W: 59 N: 854] (4018)
  • [2009-09-02 11:23]

Da Marius, asta e rezultatul unei maini bune, un ochi format si scule de calitate!
Frumoasa captura ta!
M a gandesc si eu cu gelozie la asemenea obiective!
Horia

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 614 W: 0 N: 557] (3214)
  • [2009-09-02 11:29]

Seara buna Marius,
excelenta captura! Frumos si BG-ul.
O seara frumoasa,
Adrian

Hello Marius,

Another excellent photo.
Light,focus and definition are fantastic.
Good composition.

Maruis,
De exceptie aceasta pasare. Detalii frumoase, clare, culori placute!
Mariana

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 414 W: 0 N: 1030] (5550)
  • [2009-09-02 20:02]

Felicitari, este o fotografie reusita!

hello Marius
very beautiful subject and presentation, pose and composition very good, wonderful details and colours
TFS
Nasos

Your long lens has been used very effectively in this lovely shot of the Stonechat, Marius.
I too had shot a similar bird in the western Himalayas a couple of years ago.
Your picture, however, is a very beautiful creation.
Thanks.
Ram

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