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Juvenile Stonechat


Juvenile Stonechat
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5083 W: 178 N: 12358] (33729)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-29
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D-5000, Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG APO HSM, @ ISO 400
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/1250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Birds from the Middle East and Europe [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-08-07 0:43
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Favorites: 1 [view]
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Saxicola torquata (Common Stonechat, African Stonechat) [in Turk. Taşkuşu] (Juvenile)

I captured this pretty juvenile in a high plateu of Agri (near Dibekkaya) where I also photographed the rosefinch which I uploaded a few days ago . Hope you can like this too.

TFL and Have a nice day!
Cheers,

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

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The African/Common Stonechat is a species of the Old World flycatcher family (Muscicapidae), inhabiting sub-Saharan Africa and adjacent regions. Like the other chats, it was long addigned to the thrush family (Turdidae), to which the chats are convergent. Its scientific name refer to its appearance and habitat and means "collared rock-dweller".

The males have a black head, a white half-collar, a black back, a white rump, and a black tail; the wings are black with a large white patch on the top side of the inner wing. The upper breast is usually dark orange-red, with a sharp or gradual transition to white or pale orange on the lower breast and belly depending on subspecies. In a few, black replaces the orange breast feathers in part or entirely.

Females have brown rather than black above and on the head with an indistinct paler eyebrow line, chestnut-buff rather than orange below, and less white on the wings. Both sexes' plumage is somewhat duller and streakier outside the breeding season.

It has a scattered distribution across much of sub-Saharan Africa, occurring locally as far north as Senegal and Ethiopia. Outlying populations are found the mountains of southwest Arabia and on Madagascar and Grande Comore. It is non-migratory, moving only locally if at all. As a result, it has developed much regional variation, being divided into about 15 subspecies. I think this is belongs to subspecies armeniaca that sometimes known as S. maura armeniaca (Siberian Stonechat).

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.
2. Economic Expert.Com.
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Salem Bayram,

Superb! One more quality shot! Very nice capture with great details. Very sharp image with great focus and OOF BG. Very well done

TFS,
Kedar

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 404 W: 0 N: 1002] (5396)
  • [2009-08-07 1:02]

very nice photo of this Bird, very good sharpness and colors!

Bayram hocam süper bir çekim olmuş. Düz ve yeşilimsi zemnde taşkuşu ön plana fırlamış. Tüm güzelliğiye ben burdayım diyor.
Elinize sağlık.
Nazım

Hi Dayi,
cok guzel poz vermis sen de cok guzel cekmissin. Incecik daldane guzel durmus oyle. yandan sanki senifarketmis gibi.
Eline saglik.
Selamlar.
Merih

Bayram. ne guzel durmus ve bakmis oyle...
Kompozisyon, renkler ve detaylar cok guzel...
Eline saglik canim kardesim..
Hepimizden selamlar...
Leyla.

Hi Bayram,

Well detailed and composed shot with a background that does the bird honour.
TFS

Robin

Merhaba,
Hocam elinize sağlık, yine çok hoş bir kuş fotoğrafı.
Sevgiler...
Gökhan

Merhaba Bayram Hocam,

Fotoğraflarınızdan anladığım kadarıyla aynı tarih dönemlerinde tatile çıkmışız ve siz ekolojik zenginlik bakımından en şanslı bölgelerimizden Karadeniz ve Doğu Anadolu bölgelerini ziyaret etmişsiniz. Tatil dönüşünde siteyi ziyaret ettiğimde çok güzel fotoğraflar çektiğinizi gördüm. İlk defa gördüğüm Taş kuşu ile ilgili olarak bu karenin arka plan renkleri, ışık ayarı ve netlik ile çok güzel bir fotoğraf olmuş üstadım. Emeğinize sağlık.

Saygılarımla.
Mehmet

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 645 W: 15 N: 1577] (6149)
  • [2009-08-07 2:54]

Hello Bayram
perfect capture with clear bg and excellent details
Regards
Razvan

Delicada captura Bayram. A pesar de una relativa difícil situación para el disparo, solucionaste hábilmente la situación e hiciste un buen control de la luz.

Un abrazo: Josep Ignasi.

Merhaba Bayram,

A lovely closeup of the Common Stonechat! The bird is so tender and possess so light and pure colors...simply adorable. The sharpness and POV are well-chosen with wonderful control on DOF. The bird seems to be well balanced on the dried branch....amazing! I like the blurred BG here.
Wonderful composition overall!

Have a nice weekend.

thanks and regards,
Paras Bhalla

Bayram merhaba,
Muhteşem bir kadraj yerleşimi ile son derece güzel bir taşkuşu fotoğrafı olmuş.RTenkler ve detaylar da harika.Eline emeğine sağlık.
Dûrzan

Merhaba Mayram,

A superb shot of this juvenile Stonechat with beautiful colors, sharpness & nice details. Very well done with great pose. TFS.

Salam & regards

Umar

Hello Bayram,
Image of a very lovely bird. As if I want to hold it in my hands.lovely colors and nice sharpness.excellent composition.
Regards
Nazir

A lovley shot of this stonechat with this beautiful OOF BG, Big Bro!
Very well done!
Goldy

hello Bayram
nice composition with great details
beautiful colours
greeting lou

Hi little bro Bayram,

another great shot with good pov and dof.
Fine colours.

Gert

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  • Nilson Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 442 W: 0 N: 427] (3110)
  • [2009-08-07 15:05]

Hello Bayram

Wonderful shot with good colors and details, the composition is lovely, the pose of the bird is good and great sharpness of the details. Good lighting. It's a beautiful bird.
Well done
Nilson

Hi Barea,

Another great bird shot of You. Composition and background blur is superb, but now I feel the whole image too bright - that's why I made my own workshop version with exposure corrections. Also the file size (47 KB) is too small. Fortunately, composition saves the image. And probably the mentioned little oe is a question of my personal taste, too.

I'm not sure You read my answer to Your last comment to me, but feel free to send any fungi images to identify, the more is the better. :) I'll try my best.

Have a nice WE, friendly regards, László

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-08-07 16:27]

Hi LBB,

Quite an unusual position that you captured this Stonechat in. I'm not sure I have ever seen a bird standing erect on a branch before. A very pretty bird which reminds me of our Phoebe. Beautiful face and feathers, setting, background and composition.

Jane

Her açıdan mükemmel bir taşkuşu genci karesi olmuş Bayram hocam.
Emeğinize sağlık. Sayenizde Tüm Türkiye'den renkler görmek bizi de memnun ediyor. Teşekkürler.
Deniz

Hello Bayram
Nice photo with this lovely bird well detached on a fine blurried BG
Well done
Have a nice W-E,Albert

Kanki çok güzel bir kuş çekimi yapmışsın.
Eline sağlık.
Gökhan

Hello Bayram,

Another beauty, well done Superb sharpness and composition, just beautiful!

I'm curious as to what focal length and f/stop was used.

Thanks,
John

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1053 W: 0 N: 162] (866)
  • [2009-08-08 11:05]

Harika poz yakalamışsınız Hocam.
Elinize sağlık.
Mehmet

Hocam bundan iyisi Şam'da kayısı:) elinize sağlık.
Selamlar.
Bahadır

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3808 W: 190 N: 11328] (34927)
  • [2009-08-08 11:31]

Hello Bayram dostum,
Nice to see this juvenile Stonechat well portayed by you, though Laszlo's WS was a good idea.
Excellent sharpness and composition with a good neutral natural Bg.
Thanks and enjoy the rest of your weekend,
Cheers,
Ivan

Merhaba Bayram
I like the pose on this small branch of this Common Stonechat,
wonderful colors and lighting, the bird stand out very nicely against the superb BG
very great composition
Have a good sunday, MF
Jacqueline

Merhaba Hocam,
Gene çok güzel bir kare olmuş, elinize sağlık.
Saygılarımla, Naşit

hello Bayram

beautiful photo of the juvenile Stonechat, with fine POV
and framing, fine focus excellent sharpness and details,
if you could obtain a catch-light it would be perfect, TFS

Asbed

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