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Red-backed Shrike


Red-backed Shrike
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5085 W: 178 N: 12389] (33819)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-04-30
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D-80, Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG APO HSM, @ ISO 200
Exposure: f/8, 1/320 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): CeltickRanger's favorite Bird photos -4-, Birds from the Middle East and Europe, Bayram's Dedications-II [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-05-21 0:50
Viewed: 518
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 64
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Lanius collurio (Red-backed Shrike) [in Turk. Kızılsırtlı Örümcek Kuşu]

Hi friends, today a carnivouros beauty from Malatya Province during our last trip to E Anatolia. I would like to dedicate this posting to my beloved friend, Ömer SÖZER (eng55). Hope you and Ömer like this!
TFL!
Cheers,

©Bayram GÖÇMEN, Ege University, Faculty of Science. All Rights Reserved.

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The Red-backed Shrike is a carnivorous passerine bird and member of the shrike family Laniidae. It is lightly larger than a house sparrow. Males are easily recognisable by their striking appearance. They have a bluish-grey head, black eye mask, chestnut coloured back, black tail framed with white, salmon pink underparts and a hooked black bill. Females and juveniles do not have the black eye mask of the male and are dull brown; juveniles also have bars on their back. The voice includes a harsh 'chack chack' alarm call, and males produce a sustained warble in which the songs of other bird species are copied. The red-backed shrike breeds throughout most of Europe (except for most of the northern areas), central and southern Iberia, many Mediterranean islands and western Asia . It migrates via south-east Europe to tropical and southern Africa and north-west India for the winter.

When hunting, shrikes sit in prominent positions such as on fence posts in order to spot potential prey. They take a range of prey and use a variety of hunting methods. They swiftly drop onto beetles and other invertebrates dwelling on the ground, but can also chase after flying insects and catch them on the wing. Small birds, mammals, lizards and frogs are also taken, and are killed with a sharp peck to the back of the head. Prey items are often impaled on thorns in order to build up a food supply for periods of bad weather. These 'larders' have earned the species the name 'butcher bird', and according to superstition the red-backed shrike only feeds when it has killed nine creatures. The name 'nine killer' comes from the German 'neunmoder'.

The cup-like nest is built from plant stems, roots and grass, is lined with moss and hair and is located low down in dense thorny bushes. Eggs are laid between the end of May and late July; only one clutch consisting of 3-6 eggs is produced each year.

Reference:
1. Perrins, C. & Attenborough, D. (1987). Collins New Generation Guide to the BIRDS of Britain and Europe. William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., Glasgow, 320 pp.
2. Wikipedia.
3. ARKive.
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O kadar karışık dallara rağmen, kuşun güzelliği güneş gibi meydanda.
Ellerinize sağlık Hocam çok enfes bir kare.
Saygılarımla...

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 645 W: 15 N: 1580] (6173)
  • [2009-05-21 1:00]

Hello Bayram
Excellent details and wonderful colors. Well done.
Regards
Razvan

hello Bayram
litted up with beautiful colours, very beautiful composition and glance,
very fine photo
TFS MF
Nasos

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1373 W: 56 N: 4716] (16222)
  • [2009-05-21 1:18]

Hello Bayram MF,
This is a wonderful shot. The composition, natural setting, lighting and background are top notch. This is an amazing shot. TFS
Best Regards,
Siggi

Hello Bayram !
Wow, such a beautiful bird, I don't think I have ever seen it before - I like this black line on his eyes. Excellent details, lovely colors, wonderful composition and POV, geat pose of the bird. Everything is perfect, my friend. Very well done !
Valérie.

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 597 W: 0 N: 515] (3068)
  • [2009-05-21 1:36]

Merhaba Bayram !

Bu kuşların Splendid yakalamak.
Mükemmel renk ve kontrast.
Açıklama üst, tebrikler.
Güzel bir gün,
Adrian

Hocam harika çekmişsiniz. Kuşun pozu da çok güzel.
Elinize sağlık.
Nazım

Hi Bayram,

I like the look in the eye here. So sharp with fine beaks. Beautiful perch on the diagonal branch and TFS.

Regards,
Jusni

Şık bir frontal portre Bayram, Ömer de beğenecektir, eminim.
Mehmet

Ciao Bayram, lovely bird in nice pose, wonderful light and colors, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Cok guzel bir pozda yakalamissin dayi. gozundeki parilti da netlik de cok iyi. Selamlar

Salam Bayram,

This is a beautiful capture of this Red-backed Shrike with nice colors & details. As always, well done my friend. TFS.

(Hope that your mom is doing much better.)

Regards

Umar

Onca gürültü arasında son derece iyi bir focus, net bir çekim çıkarabilmişsiniz.Çok güzel.Ellerinize sağlık.
Dûrzan

Selamlar sayın hocam,
çok güzel bir tür,
özellikle avlarını öldürme şekilleri çok hoşuma gidiyor.
En güzel dileklerimle, hoşcakalın.

hello Bayram
great moment
beautiful colours and good composition
greeting lou

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2386 W: 94 N: 5517] (17564)
  • [2009-05-21 12:36]

Hello Bayram,
Beautiful photo of this shrike in natural colours and very good sharpness. Great frontal POV and eye-contact.
Regards,
Peter

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1135 W: 32 N: 1150] (3542)
  • [2009-05-21 13:28]
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Hi Bayram,
It's very nice capture of this Red-backed shrike and i liked it a lot.Thank you very much for this lovely dedication.
Ingilizce de yazdım ki herkes beğendiğimi anlasın:)Sana borcum çok arttı döndüğünde benim de süprizim olacak:)
Selamlar Dostum,ellerine sağlık..

Hello Bayram,

Excellent shot.
Lighting and composition are fantastic.
Good notes.

Merhaba Bayram Bey,pırıl pırıl gözlerle bakan,kompozisyonu iyi oluşturulmuş ve ışığı çok iyi bir kare.Ömer Bey'de çok beğenmiş,beğenilmeyecek bir fotoğraf değil hakikaten.Doğal ortamında,dallar arasında çok hoş olmuş.Ellerinize sağlık ve paylaştığınız için teşekkürler.
Ben birde annenizin sağlık durumunu merak ediyorum.Umarım daha iyicedir,Leyla'ya selamlar,iyi geceler :)

Hello MF Bayram,
a very beautiful portrait of the Red-backed Shrike taken i a lovely pose with very good sharpness, splendid colours and nice composition
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-05-21 16:41]

Hi LBB,

A wonderful dedication to Omer who has blessed us with so many beautiful photographs. I only wish he would post more often! A great shot of this Shrike - another bird I have not seen except in pictures. A great pose on the branch. A marvelous face - I love how the dark eye shines through the black eye mask. Excellent natural colors and fine details. A nice vertical composition.

Jane

There are times when I wonder who is the teacher and who is to student. There are many in your school who teach well. You were a student there at one time as? When? And now you and the teacher are one and you pass along this great information to all of us. I see your images with great admiration. Your tenacity in your work is superior and it shows in every image of new post.
Bob

A lovely bird, my brother.
The image is razor sharp.
Perfect light, too.
Goldy

hello Bayram

since i saw on last winter (and photographed form very far)
the Shrikes are becoming of my favorite birds, excellent photo
with fine frontal POV, appropriate vertical framing,
beautiful luminosity, excellent sharpness and details,
the catch-light render the photo more beautiful, TFS

Asbed

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3813 W: 190 N: 11346] (34981)
  • [2009-05-21 22:48]

Good morning Bayram,
A fine portrait of a fresh- looking male Red-backed Shrike. Even though there were two twigs in the way the focusing, sharpness and lighting are topp class and the POV with the catchlight in the eye great.
Well done Dostum!
Thanks and have a great weekend,
Ivan

Hello Bayram
a very great capture of this Red-backed Shrike taken in a nice pose
Great details on the bird, i like the soft colors of this image
superb composition
Have a good evening
Jacqueline

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  • jpdenk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 480 W: 5 N: 783] (2061)
  • [2009-05-23 15:57]

Hi Bayram,

A handsome bird, and a really nice photo of it, a very attractive composition. We have different species of Shrikes here, but they look and behave essentially the same, but rather uncommon around here where I live.

Thanks,
John

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2573] (9077)
  • [2009-05-26 3:37]

Merhaba Bayram My Friend,
such a lovely shot and an excellent composition of this cute bird.
Very sharp indeed and excellent light well exploited. The colours are so natural and the eye is so clear.
well done and such a great presentation. It is so nice to hear your now venturing in an exciting place. looking forward for exciting shots.

regards,
Foozi

Yakışıklı bir kuş, gözdeki ışıldama ayrı bir estetik katmış.
Selamlar.
Deniz

Merhaba Hocam,
Çok güzel bir kare, elinize sağlık.
Saygılarımla, Naşit

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1055 W: 0 N: 162] (866)
  • [2009-06-13 6:57]

Poz, detaylar, gözdeki parlama ve kompozisyonuyla nefis bir çekim olmuş hocam.
Elinize sağlık.
Mehmet

Tüy detaylarından renklere, pürüzsüz zemine ve yüz ifadesine kadar her açıdan mükemmel bir çekim.
Emeğinize sağlık Hocam.
Bahadır

kanka kuşları da ne güzel çekmişsin. Eline sağlık.
Gökhan

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  • anemone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 346 W: 0 N: 85] (330)
  • [2009-09-11 22:36]

Hocam yılan, kertenkele kelebek böcek hatta bitkiler ne ilginç güzellikler varsa çekiyorsunuz. Bunlar ülkeyi gezerek oluyor tabi. Değerli bir bilim adamı olmanızın yanısıra, tam bir doğa fotoğrafçısısınız.Emeğinize sağlık.
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