Fieldfare (Björktrast/Snöskata)

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Fieldfare (Björktrast/Snöskata)
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Copyright: Gert Ellstrom (ellis49) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3646 W: 351 N: 8727] (28297)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-27
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark II, Canon Ef 400mm /F5.6 L USM, Digital RAW 400
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/640 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Joe's Favourites 2, CeltickRanger's favorite Bird photos [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-05-01 4:30
Viewed: 265
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
First I will thank all for the nice comments and words of my previous posts.
Sorry I’m a bit behind with comments since I have problems with my hands again.

This is a Fieldfare (Björktrast/Snöskata) a beautiful bird with less beautiful song .
It's a migration bird but some of them stays the winter up here but in the winter they are pale and not colourful. They are very easy to take photos of since they are not afraid of people and let you come close.
It's taken outside my home when it was looking for worms.
The Fieldfare is not popular of the gardener and homeowners because they love to eat all berries, the most popular are strawberries.
The spring has arrived at last and the birds are comming in big numbers now, it a great time.

PLS
No points for this, I have given them up like some others. I have turn of the points, so don’t waste your green ones

Fieldfares are easily identified. They are almost as big as a Mistle Thrush but their reddish-brown backs are sandwiched between the striking cold grey colours of the head and rump. In flight the conspicuously white underwing coverts could cause confusion with Mistle Thrush, but if you can't see the grey head and rump, look for a clear contrast between the white lower belly and the black tail.
Breeds in woodland, especially birch, and in parks and gardens. Winters on farmland, entering towns in bad weather.
A rare breeding bird in Scotland, where a few pairs nest annually. A common winter visitor between October-April, mainly to farmland where huge flocks can be seen.
Very common in summer in many parts of Scandinavia, especially in parks and gardens. Also breeds in much of central Europe as far south as parts of Italy and including many areas in eastern France. Occurs widely, often in large numbers, in most of central and southern Europe in winter.
Up to a 25 pairs have been found breeding in Britain in recent years but these are widely scattered localities which are rarely occupied more than once.

Canon 400mm L. handheld, av-mode, evaluative metering, AI Servo AF.
ISO 400, RAW-format, converted in Canon’s DPP and the rest of the PP-work in PS CS3
goldyrs, Argus, MMM, jaycee, earthtraveler, boreocypriensis, marhowie, gerbilratz, CeltickRanger, ramthakur, gannu, eng55, bobcat08, Janice, rcrick, meyerd has marked this note useful
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  • goldyrs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 304 W: 55 N: 544] (2090)
  • [2008-05-01 4:32]

A lovely shot, Gert..I've never seen this bird.
Ver well done.
Goldy

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2211 W: 128 N: 5905] (18469)
  • [2008-05-01 4:49]

Hej Gert,
Fine portrait of Björktrasten. I like the low POV and he poses in a fine way to allow you to capture him with fine sharpness against a pleasing OOF grassy BG.
I have not succeeded in getting a good close portrait of this one yet.
Thanks for sharing this fine image,
Hälsningar,
Ivan

Valborg var rå och blåsig och idag börjar regnet men det ska vara bättre framöver så det finns hopp! Lycka till på Fjärilsvägen!

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  • Aramok Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 925 W: 99 N: 1401] (4785)
  • [2008-05-01 4:52]

Hi Gert.

Love the picture. The detail is excellent and composition are excellent.

Hope the hands improve, it must be a great bind to you.

TFS
Emma

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 686 W: 0 N: 1284] (5938)
  • [2008-05-01 7:09]

Hello Gert
Nice presntation of a species I had never seen before.Good POV and sharp image.
TFS Michel

Hello Gert , excellent details and comp . TFS and good luck .

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1470 W: 7 N: 3433] (11174)
  • [2008-05-01 9:29]

Hi Gert,

This Fieldfare, a new bird for me, is posing so majestically for you. His colors are marvelous - a beautiful combination of greys, browns and blacks. Superb details (as always). I love the natural background - the only pretty natural background here is our sky! I hope your hand problems end soon.

Jane

Lovely Fieldfare image Gert. Fine low pov, exposure, and sharp focus to see it's wonderful details. Well done. Tfs Richard

Hi Gert,

Will be back later...

Pekka

Hi friend Gert,
Splendid capture of this fieldfare. I hope you get your health in a short time my friend! Many thanks for sharing this beauty.
Regards,

Bayram

Hi Gert,
Perfect detail without over-sharp mf.
The colortones and exposure look very good in this beautiful bird.
Great DOF/POF isolating the subject, and well composed also.
Very well done,
Howard

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1347 W: 239 N: 4229] (14906)
  • [2008-05-01 14:38]

What a gorgeous bird!
I've never seen one up close like this!
Their colouring is beautiful!
Superb sharpness and detail.
Great DOF and BG.
Very well done, Gert!
One for my favourites :-)

TFS!

Joe

Hej Gert, great image, the colouration and sharpness is perfect. The bird's pose is excellent. Very good composition. TFS.

hello Gert

very beautiful shot of the Fieldfare posed on ground,
fine POV, DOF and framing, i love the low POV
at the level of the bird, excellent luminosity of the image,
great sharpness and details of the bird and his plumage,

TFS

Asbed

Hi Gert,
Beautiful capture with your long-range lens.
I presume you had the camera mounted on tripod, or otherwise your hands are rock steady.
BTW, what is wrong with your hands? I am distressed to know you have some problem with them.
The bird is new for me and I love it because you have captured it so well.
Thanks for sharing it.
Ram

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1509 W: 20 N: 4190] (13668)
  • [2008-05-02 7:52]

Hi Gert,
Wonderful shot of this elegant Fieldfare with amazing colours and details on its plumage. Superb lighting and exposure levels and you have captured a fabulous pose here. Excellent POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Hello Gert and a good evening in Sweden,

Is a beauty. Excellent details and composition. What a wonderful shades in the feathers of this bird. It seems a Song Trush. Only the colors are different. Great DOF and BG. Well done. Regards and TFS BOB

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3249 W: 138 N: 5390] (16019)
  • [2008-05-02 14:02]

Oh Gert, I am so sorry your hands are still giving you a lot of trouble and pain. No show of an operation yet?
What an attractive bird he is, with quite strong patterns and colours. It's shape does look a little like a thrush, but
I haven't seen one like this before - well, not in NZ!
Keep well
Janice

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 576 W: 3 N: 1250] (6406)
  • [2008-05-03 1:49]

Hello Gert, The part of the shot I liked is th eyes. Excellent shot and I am seeing this bird for the first time (If I remember correctly). Lovely focus and sharp image.Great lighting. ganesh Will come back

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5504 W: 495 N: 3049] (8093)
  • [2008-05-03 2:38]
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Hi Gert

You know that sound that a boxer makes when he just received a well planted shot in his mid-ribs - well that was the sound that escaped my lips when I opened this image. Ooofffffph…

I just wish I could do something for those wrists of yours. At least you won't be throwing any boxer's punches with them, but it's hard to understand why the doctors can't get it sorted out – it's a carpal syndrome, not a cancer. My sympathies and thoughts remain with you my friend.

Anyway, you continue to show us how brave you are with immaculate postings such as this. From A-Z this is perfect and an ideal lesson in nature photography.

Very well done MF and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1094 W: 255 N: 2194] (10047)
  • [2008-05-05 7:27]

Hi Gert,

A nice capture of the björktrast,the low pov is well chosen,details and colors looking great,tfs

Paul

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  • rcrick Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 473 W: 38 N: 752] (2553)
  • [2008-05-06 23:20]

Hi Gert,

Many thanks for the feedback it greatly appreciated, this is a wonderful shot the clarity and the detail is just stunning, a beautifully coloured bird, excellent d.o.f with the OOF background commencing halfway up the image, pin sharp, and a perfect POV, really nice work t.f.s

Cheers Rick :)

Hi Gert,
it's a true beauty this Fieldfare, you did it justice with great sharpness and clear colours. How you do such wonderful shots HANDHELD is still your secret even if you indicate the technique in the note (many thanks for that!) .
Best regards
Dietrich

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