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Sing a song


Sing a song
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Copyright: Fikret Yorgancioglu (fiyo) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 987 W: 5 N: 2764] (10622)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-02
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70, Sigma EX 50-500mm f/4-6.3 APO HSM DG
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/800 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): workshops photos with minimum 3 points [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-06-06 5:20
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Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 74
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Cirl Bunting
Tr: Bahçe Çintesi (Bahçe Kirazkuşu)

Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Emberiza
Species: E. cirlus

Binomial name:
Emberiza cirlus
Linnaeus, 1766

The Cirl Bunting, Emberiza cirlus, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.

It breeds across southern Europe, on the Mediterranean islands and in north Africa. It is a resident of these warmer areas, and does not migrate in winter. It is common in all sorts of open areas with some scrub or trees, but has a preference for sunny slopes. Changes in agricultural practice have affected this species very adversely at the northern fringes of its range, and in England, where it once occurred over much of the south of the country, it is now restricted to south Devon.

The Cirl Bunting is like a small Yellowhammer, 15-16.5 cm in length with a thick seed-eater's bill. The male has a bright yellow head, with a black eyestripe and throat, and a greenish breast band across its otherwise yellow underparts, and a heavily streaked brown back. The female is much more like the Yellowhammer, but has a streaked grey-brown rump and chestnut shoulders.

The monotonous song of the cock is rattling trill, like Arctic Warbler or Lesser Whitethroat.

Its natural food consists of insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds. The nest is on the ground. 2-5 eggs are laid, which show the hair-like markings characteristic of those of buntings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirl_bunting

SelenE, Proframe, Hil, JORAPAVI, keanhoon, spalaxtr, Tamrock, jaycee, uleko, Alex99, dew77, Juyona, MMM, volkan, rousettus, marhowie has marked this note useful
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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2007-06-06 5:27]

Merhaba Fikret Bey,
Zamanlamaniz harika, agzi cok guzel duruyor. Yakaladiginiz pozu cok begendim. Elinize saglik. Selamlar
Selen

Hi Fikret,
very sharp and detailed shot.
Excellant pose.
Well done,
Joey

p.s I did a workshop

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 705 W: 13 N: 1405] (5027)
  • [2007-06-06 5:34]

Hi Fikret

Lovely shot of the Bird sing his heart out you should do a link to its Song so we can listen too, the pose is just lovely with a great POV, nice feather detail and lovely colours and a excellent blurred BG.

TFS Hilary :o)

Lovely shot with very nice details Fikret.
Soft BG color tones are wonderful and sharpness is great.
Just would like to have seen a little more space on top and color saturation.
It seems that contrast, due to hars sunlight, is a bit high.
Very well done.
Best regards, Harry

bonjour fikret
belle expression dans cette photo,l'oiseau ressemble a un chanteur d'opera.
evidement la netteté est parfaite comme le reste de la photo.
bravo.
laurent

Foto molto bella, di una specie che da noi non è facile trovare e avvicinare.

Grazie e complimenti, ciao, Emanuele

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  • mutan Silver Star Critiquer [C: 13 W: 0 N: 0] (467)
  • [2007-06-06 6:58]

arkaplan detaylar herşeyi ile çok çok beğendim...
işte kuş fotoğrafı...
terbikler ve elinize sağlık...
saygılarımla...

Extremely nice
perfect sharpnes, nice eye catchlight and great action
Tom

Hola Fikret,
Preciosa toma de bella composición, bonita la pose del pajarillo, gran definción, con una luz y fondo magníficos. Saludos
José Ramón

O sooole mioooo. La has cogido en el momento justo. ¡Enhorabuena!

Wow, What a singing posture. Great DOF and composition.
TFS

Fikret merhaba,
Çok güzel bir poz ve iyi bir kompozisyon oluşturmuşsun. Renkler, arka plan, bakış açısı süper. Tebrikler. Mustafa

hi fikret!
what a great operasinger:)
good picture with a nice
situation and a good quality!
fine composition
well done!

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  • Bufo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 422 W: 73 N: 984] (4241)
  • [2007-06-06 11:09]

hello Fikret,
superb capture of this rarer brother of the yellowhammmer.
Good work!
Jacob

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2007-06-06 11:17]

Hi Fikret,

A wonderful capture of this bird I have not seen. The pose of him singing like that is amazing. Fantastic colors - and he really has pretty colors - wonderful details - beautiful background.

Jane

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3012 W: 162 N: 1012] (2959)
  • [2007-06-06 11:20]

Hello Fikret,
Brilliant capture of this Cirl Buting singing away. Great sharpness, beautiful colours and nice light. Good background too.
TFS and regards, Ulla

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3604 W: 143 N: 5699] (18633)
  • [2007-06-06 13:07]

Hi Fikret.
Timing is simply great. Terrific shot of this nice singer. As always for your amazing pictures combination of the extremely sharp and detailed character and absolutely smooth wonderfully coloured BG is fantastic. Bravo and my best regards. Superb job.
Alexei.

hi fikret,
very nice capture, just perfect timing to get such a good pose. well composed shot, nice pov,nice dof,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3840 W: 190 N: 11430] (35227)
  • [2007-06-06 13:16]

Hello Fikret,
Fine sharp capture of a singing Cirl Bunting: lovely detail, fine neutral Bg and lighting.
the composition is perfect for this frontal POV.
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2007-06-06 13:45]

Merhaba Fikret Bey,
Çok güzel görüntülemişsiniz,opera sanatçısı gibi görülüyor:)Nakış noktasını daha yukardan alabilseniz herhalde ağızdan miğdeye kadar tüm detaylar görülebilecekmiş.Arka plan,gözdeki canlılk,ışık,pozlama ve kuşun duruşu mükemmel.Tebrikler,ellerinize sağlık!

Hi Fikret,
Congrats.
Beautiful image; this one is singing his heart out.
TFS
Annick

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  • ridvan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 555 W: 0 N: 1134] (5196)
  • [2007-06-06 16:02]

merhaba fikret bey; renkler, netlik,isik ayari,arka plan, ve diğer öğeleriyle cok güzel bir kirazksu calismasi tebrikler

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2273 W: 10 N: 2661] (15669)
  • [2007-06-06 16:17]

Hola Fikret,
preciosa captura,
buenos detalles y bello pose,
buen trabajo,
nitidez y estupenda ilumibación.
bg. genial,
saludos

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  • marcin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 136 W: 0 N: 242] (1826)
  • [2007-06-06 16:20]

Hi Fikret,
very nice capture, great moment,
regards
marcin

Merhaba Fikret Bey,
harika zamanlama
netlik,renkler ve geri plan karika
elinize sağlık

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 926 W: 0 N: 1998] (8963)
  • [2007-06-06 17:59]

Hi Fikret
Very nice composition.Sharp image with nice POV.Also like the colors& details from the plumage
TFS MIchel

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12252)
  • [2007-06-06 23:15]

Une superbe photo!
Bravo et merci.
Joseph

Fikret merhaba , ilginç bir poz , güzel bir komp. eline sağlık .

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  • volkan Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 466 W: 10 N: 2] (1134)
  • [2007-06-08 14:03]

Selam Fikret Bey,
Neredeyse ciğerleri görünecek:))
Harika bir foto olmuş.
Netlik,duruşu ve arka plan harika.
Tebrkler.

merhaba Fikret,
Harika bir zamanlama, tebrikler. Netlik, kompozisyon ve arka fon da çok güzel. elinize sağlık, selamlar
Ahmet

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  • star74 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 212 W: 3 N: 598] (2474)
  • [2007-06-09 12:19]

Merhaba Fikret Bey,
Mükemmel,
Zamanlama,netlik,detaylar harika,
Tebrikler

Hello Fikret,
I don't know how many times I hoped to get one of our feathered friends, in just this pose..
This exceptional pose makes the shot a very special one mf.
Howard

Wow Fikret!
What a great picture again. This action caught is amazing and we can see the interior of its mouth so well. Every detail is just breathtaking. This is really well done! Thanks,
Claudine

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1007 W: 64 N: 1266] (5195)
  • [2007-06-13 9:24]

WOW! What a perfect capture, Fikret! It's fantastic how you caught the bird singing. Magnificent sharpness, colors, DOF, POV and composition.
Congratulations and TFS
Greetings
Maite

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2175 W: 221 N: 4385] (14914)
  • [2007-11-15 6:47]

Hi Fikret

I found this unique image in your gallery and i had to congratulate you for it! The timing here is really amazing, catching this lovely bird in full extension for singing. A very rare pose for a bird shot!
The details are also outstandingly sharp and the neat BG allows for a better definition of the bird.
Wonderful composition and work!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2007-11-19 6:39]

Hello Fikret, that's a really great moment you caught. The picture is sharp with a perfect exposure, a great background and a very good composition. Thanks !

Mario

Hi Fikret,
is it Pavarotti?
A wonderful moment, I love it so much, excellent sharpness and warm colours, thanks, selamlar
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • Debz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 516 W: 0 N: 846] (3307)
  • [2007-11-29 3:05]

Hello Fikret, I have just stumbled across your excellent shots in the gallery. They are all superb and I am sorry I haven't seen them before. They are all very well oomposed and show a good pov. This one is excellent showing the fine coloured chest of the Bunting. Exosure and light are perfect, the open beak and light on the eye rounds it all of to an excellent composition.
tfs
debz

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