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Nightingale


Nightingale
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Copyright: Fikret Yorgancioglu (fiyo) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 924 W: 5 N: 2259] (8370)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-09
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70, Sigma EX 50-500mm f/4-6.3 APO HSM DG
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/160 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-09 7:14
Viewed: 511
Points: 22
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Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
TR: Bülbül

Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Luscinia
Species: L. megarhynchos

Binomial name:
Luscinia megarhynchos
(Brehm, 1831)

The Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), also known as Rufous Nightingale and Common Nightingale, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It belongs to a group of more terrestrial species, often called chats.

It is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in forest and scrub in Europe and south-west Asia. The distribution is more southerly than the very closely related Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia. It nests low in dense bushes. It winters in southern Africa. At least in the Rhineland (Germany) breeding habitat of nightingales is known to agree with a number of geographical parameters (Wink 1973):

less than 200 meters above mean sea level
mean air temperature during the growing season above 14°C
more than 20 days/year on which temperatures exceed 25°C
annual precipitation less than 750mm
aridity index lower than 0.35
no closed canopy.
The Nightingale is slightly larger than the European Robin, at 15-16.5 cm length. It is plain brown above except for the reddish tail. It is buff to white below. Sexes are similar.

The male Nightingale is known for his singing, to the extent that human singers are sometimes admiringly referred to as nightingales; the song is loud, with an impressive range of whistles, trills and gurgles. Although it also sings during the day, the Nightingale is unusual in singing late in the evening; its song is particularly noticeable at that time because few other birds are singing. This is why its name (in several languages) includes "night". Recent research has shown that the birds sing even more loudly in urban or near-urban environments, in order to overcome the background noise. The most characteristic feature of the song is a loud whistling crescendo, absent from the song of Thrush Nightingale. It has a frog-like alarm call.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightingale
MMM, SelenE, eng55, meyerd, Juyona, goutham_ramesh, zulfu, jaycee has marked this note useful
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  • Great 
  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 755 W: 0 N: 1515] (6928)
  • [2008-07-09 7:24]

Hi Fikret
Nice presentation good POV and sharp image.Nice OOF BG and colors.I also like your subject pose.Interesting text to.
TFS Michel

Nice capture Fikret... Sharpness, focus and exposure all look excellent to me. The angle of the tail and the branch add dynamic interest to the composition.

TFS
Evelynn : )

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2352 W: 61 N: 3814] (12240)
  • [2008-07-09 8:14]

Pek guzel duruyor :o)

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 353 W: 3 N: 376] (1127)
  • [2008-07-09 8:40]

Merhaba Fikret bey,
Harika bir fotograf.Netlik,detaylar,ışık,arka plan mükemmel.Gördüğüm en güzel bülbül fotografı diyebilirim.Tebrikler,ellerinize sağlık!

Hi Fikret,
excellent, how the light is divided up in bright spots. It makes the portrait of this young Nightingale much more iteresting. Well done!
Best regards
Dietrich

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2043 W: 6 N: 2025] (13279)
  • [2008-07-09 9:26]

Hola Fikret,
buena captura amigo,
pose y foco excelente,
agradable bg,
saludos

  • Great 
  • volkan Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 428 W: 16 N: 1047] (6294)
  • [2008-07-09 11:13]

Nefis olmuş..
tebrikler..

  • Great 
  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 528 W: 0 N: 95] (585)
  • [2008-07-09 11:15]

Merhaba Fikret bey harika bir kuş ve harika bir poz. elinize sağlık.
Mehmet

  • Great 
  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1791 W: 8 N: 4653] (15039)
  • [2008-07-09 11:52]

Hi Fikret,

I haven't seen many photos of Nightingales and have never seen one for real. This juvenile is beautiful with a wonderful young expression on his face. I love the pose with the raised tail. Superb colors, textures and details of the face and the plummage. Beautiful background and composition.

Jane

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 391 W: 0 N: 377] (2014)
  • [2008-07-09 12:16]

Merhaba Fikret bey açıkta bülbül üstelikte nefis olmuş ellerinize sağlık, biz çalıdan çıkaramadık henüz nasip bakalım... selamlar.

  • Great 
  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1697 W: 242 N: 5609] (19923)
  • [2008-07-10 12:54]

Very sharp photo of this Nightingale!
This seems to be a young adult judging by the remains of some downy feathers.
Great detail and clarity.
Superb DOF too.
Brilliant BG.

Well done, Fikret!

Joe

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