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Intro:
It is lovely weather here in southern Sweden, so I decided to grab my computer and work from the garden today. We have a WiFi-net so that's makes it all so much easier.
Then suddenly this Mistel Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) appeared. They are normally quite shy and do not let people come this close. They are not very common and those two things makes them a bit hard to get a good view of. They make a very characteristic sound though. Ours are in the garden all the time, digging small holes in the grass and they are so used to us that if you sit still, they will get as close as 5 meters. So I had to get my camera as well..... ;o)
Geographic info:
This from our garden in the woods in eastern Småland
Technical information:
Canon 300/f4 lens on a my Canon 40D body, in rawformat and used Adobe Lightroom for some adjustments before the edit in Photoshop CS3.
Just crop, white balance and a bit hue
Noise reduction with Noiseware professional
Sharpening with Photokit capture sharpener
About the specie:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) is a common member of the thrush family Turdidae.
It is found in open woods and cultivated land over all of Europe and much of Asia. Many northern birds move south during the winter, with migrating birds sometimes forming small flocks. The Mistle Thrush averages about 27 cm long, larger than the similar Song Thrush. The sexes are similar, with plain greyish brown backs and neatly round-spotted underparts. The breast has much less buff than the Song Thrush.
It is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms, and berries. A Mistle Thrush will defend a berry-bearing tree against other thrushes in winter. Mistletoe berries are amongst its diet.
This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 under its current scientific name.[2] The English name refers to its mistletoe eating, as does the scientific name, which is are derived from from the Latin words Turdus, "thrush", and viscivorus meaning "mistletoe eater".
A recent molecular study places the Mistle Thrush's closest relatives as the similarly plumaged Song Thrush (T. philomelos) and the Chinese Thrush (T. mupinensis), all three species early offshoots from the main Turdus radiation around the world, and hence only distantly related to other European species such as the Blackbird (T. merula).[3]
They nest in trees, laying several eggs in a neat cup-shaped nest lined with grass. The male sings its loud melodious song from a tree, rooftop or other elevated perch, often during bad weather or at night, and starting relatively early in the spring — hence the Mistle Thrush's old name of "Stormcock". The song is like a harder and simpler version of the Blackbird's. The alarm call is said to sound like a football rattle (a form of musical ratchet) or machine gun. |
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(14893) - [2008-05-27 11:26]
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Hi Bengt,
It's so nice to see you posting again - welcome back. A fine shot of this Thrush - a bird I have never seen. He posed nicely for you. Good colors and details and I like the expression on his face.
Jane
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(23193) - [2008-06-06 10:27]
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Hello Bengt,
You are lucky to have the Mistel Thrush in your garden. Here we are lucky to see them in a tree or at a distance.
A superb capture with good sharpness taken from an excellent low POV that shows all the features in a fine pose.
TFS this beauty,
Best regards, Ivan
Hej Bengt
Nice shot of this Dubbeltrast captured in your garden :)
Well done and TFS
Ralf
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