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RED BACKED SHRIKE-FEMALE


RED BACKED SHRIKE-FEMALE
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Copyright: Marius Secan (marius-secan) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 205 W: 0 N: 485] (1647)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-05
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D300, Sigma APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-09 10:59
Viewed: 276
Points: 14
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RED BACKED SHRIKE -FEMALE (LANIUS COLLURIO)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

The Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) is a carnivorous passerine bird and member of the shrike family Laniidae.

This bird breeds in most of Europe and western Asia and winters in tropical Africa. Its range is contracting, and it is now probably extinct in Great Britain as a breeding bird, although it is frequent on migration. It is named as a protected bird in Britain under a Biodiversity Action Plan. It breeds in open cultivated country with hawthorn and dog rose.

This 16-18 cm (approx. 6.3-7.1 inches) long migratory bird eats large insects, small birds, frogs, rodents and lizards. Like other shrikes it hunts from prominent perches, and impales corpses on thorns or barbed wire as a "larder".

The general colour of the male’s upper parts is reddish. It has a grey head and a typical shrike black stripe through the eye. Underparts are tinged pink, and the tail has a black and white pattern similar to that of a wheatear. In the female and young birds the upperparts are brown and vermiculated. Underparts are buff and also vermiculated.
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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 620 W: 0 N: 561] (3236)
  • [2009-09-09 11:01]

Salut Marius,
frumoasa pasarica ta. Bun si BG-ul ales.
Foarte buna si interesanta si descrierea oferita.
Iti doresc o seara linistita,
Adrian

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2924 W: 34 N: 8671] (32310)
  • [2009-09-09 11:03]

Hi Marius. This is a first class close up of this RED BACKED SHRIKE . Taken with a fine pose with its head turned to one side. Your sharp focusing has given fine detail to the feathers. The birds colour stands out so well from the plain green BG. well done TFS.
Nick.

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 417 W: 0 N: 1039] (5576)
  • [2009-09-09 11:30]

Frumoasa fotografie, despre acest sfrancioc juvenil! Culori frumoase, naturale, claritate buna.

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  • nagraj Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 570 W: 94 N: 1198] (4904)
  • [2009-09-09 22:52]

Hi,
Beautiful pose and well exposed, I would have gone for a horizontal frame. tfs.
nagraj.v

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  • horias Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 396 W: 59 N: 864] (4060)
  • [2009-09-10 10:22]

Marius,
Si de data asta o captura parfecta, cred ca am sa incerc si eu la pasari.
Am un obiectiv de 300, dar cred ca nu este de ajuns.
Am sa vad ce iese si ce parere ai tu ca si specialist.
Horia

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3831 W: 190 N: 11410] (35161)
  • [2009-09-11 8:18]

Hello Marius,
A fine capture of a female Red- backed Shrike taken in a nice pose and from a great POV that show its features with excellent sharpness and lighting against a contrasting natural BG
A nice shot and thanks for posting it!
Best regards,
Ivan

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  • briGG Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 171 W: 2 N: 272] (1383)
  • [2009-09-11 12:01]

hello Marius,

Excellent position! Beautiful capture of this bird with great sharp and naturals colours!


TFS

brigitte

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