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Red-backed Shrike


Red-backed Shrike
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Copyright: Fikret Yorgancioglu (fiyo) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 987 W: 5 N: 2762] (10618)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-09-27
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70, Sigma EX 50-500mm f/4-6.3 APO HSM DG
Exposure: f/8, 1/1250 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-10-27 4:57
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Red-backed Shrike

Tr Name: Kızıl sırtlı Örümcek kuşu

Binomial name :
Lanius collurio
Linnaeus, 1758

Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum : Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Laniidae
Genus: Lanius
Species: L. Collurio

The Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) is a carnivorous passerine bird and member of the shrike family Laniidae.

This bird breeds in most of Europe and western Asia and winters in tropical Africa. Its range is contracting, and it is now probably extinct in Great Britain as a breeding bird, although it is frequent on migration. It is named as a protected bird in Britain under a Biodiversity Action Plan; its decline is due to overuse of pesticides and scrub clearance due to human overpopulation. It breeds in open cultivated country with hawthorn and dog rose.

This 16-18 cm long migratory bird eats large insects, small birds, voles and lizards. Like other shrikes it hunts from prominent perches, and impales corpses on thorns or barbed wire as a "larder".

The general colour of the male’s upper parts is reddish. It has a grey head and a typical shrike black stripe through the eye. Underparts are tinged pink, and the tail has a black and white pattern similar to that of a wheatear. In the female and young birds the upperparts are brown and vermiculated. Underparts are buff and also vermiculated.


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

anel, Argus, nglen, nagraj, MMM, matatur, ellis49, techranger, Alex99, jconceicao, crs, uleko, Luis52, JORAPAVI, SelenE has marked this note useful
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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3813 W: 190 N: 11346] (34981)
  • [2008-10-27 5:09]

Hello Fikret,
A fine capture of a female/juv. Red-backed Shrike taken from a great POV with excellent lighting and sharpness and well composed on the tip of the hawthorn branch.
TFS this beauty,
Ivan

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2908 W: 34 N: 8623] (32138)
  • [2008-10-27 5:13]

Hi Fikret. This is a first class close up of the Shrike. You have take this with a fine pose from the bird with the bright red berries to set it off. A nice POV/DOF. very good colours and sharp detail. well done TFS. Good notes too.
Nick..

hi fikret,
oh! what a portrait, beuatiful. good pose, soft light, one can see the shape and form of this shrike, good contrasting background makes this one lovely. tfs.
nagraj.v

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 0 N: 1985] (8905)
  • [2008-10-27 6:25]

Hi Fikret
Beautiful composition.Excellent POV and lovely OOF BG.As usual your image is razor sharp .I really like your subject pose.One of the key item for me in your composition is those fruits they bring nice contrast to the image.
TFS Michel

Merhaba Fikret Bey,olağanüstü güzellikte bir fotoğraf.Teknik ve artistik olarak harika.Netlik,kompozisyon,detaylar,duruş yani herşey herşey süper,kutluyorum sizi :)

HI Fikret,
a fine well composed capture of a Red backed strike.
It standout well from the BG, DOF and sharpness are good.
Well done.

/Gert

Absolutely beautiful capture Fikret. Detail, composition, and lighting are outstanding. DOF... to detail the berries as well is simply superb. Very well done and TFS

Larry

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  • efsus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 436 W: 10 N: 737] (3208)
  • [2008-10-27 9:34]

Merhaba Fikret,
Bir kuş fotografisi için bundan daha güzel bir kompozisyon düşünemiyorum. Bir de ustaca çekim ve kadraj eklenince seyrine doyum olmayacak bir kare ortaya çıkmış. Tebrik ediyorum.
Hoşçakal.

Hüseyin

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3584 W: 143 N: 5669] (18531)
  • [2008-10-27 9:59]

Hi Fikret.
Once more outstanding in all respects bird image from you. All is fantastic: pictured scene at whole, terrific reproduction of the twig with fruits and all details of the fine bird. Smooth and nicely colored BG also cannot be better for your picture-masterpiece. Bravo.
Alexei.

Hi Fikret,
Beautiful capture. Good DOF & sharp subject. Good composition & lighting. Well exposed. TFS - Regards - Adil.

Hello Fikret,

Great capture.
Nice colours with excellent detail.
Lighting and composition are fantastic.
Good notes.

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  • crs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 523 W: 0 N: 920] (3543)
  • [2008-10-27 12:08]

Hello Fikret,

This is a very fine photo! Everything in your image looks great. The bird is shown with great sharpness. Red fruits makes an excelent comtrast with the green leaves. Colors of the bird are shown very well and a reachness of color tones is visible. The well chosen background has colors matching very well with the bird and perch beneath.

Congratulations,
Cristian

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2991 W: 162 N: 949] (2787)
  • [2008-10-28 10:37]

Hello Fikret,
What a lovely composition showing the Red-backed Shrike in a lovely pose on the Hawthorn with beautiful red berries. Excellent focus and sharpness and lovely colours. A very nice matching smooth background too. Well done!
Many thanks and regards, Ulla

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2008-10-28 16:18]

Hola Fikret.
Fine capture. Great sharpness and beautiful BG. Great camera and bigma lens work.
Luis52.

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1723 W: 0 N: 3903] (15686)
  • [2008-10-29 0:24]

Hello Fikret,
A splendid and fine bird-picture shown on this shining red-berries bush. Very subtle colors and patterns of the plumage and fitting blurred background. A typical Fikret-shot.
Thanks a lot
Anne

Çok güzel bir kuşun harika bir pozunu ideal bakışaçısından mükemmel bir çekimle sunmuşsun bize Fikret dostum, kalpten teşekkür ederim. Ancak sitedeki birçok dostumuz gibi, verdiğin sistematikde önemli bir takson olan Vertebrata subfilumunu niye atlarsın, anlayamam...
Mehmet
Düzeltmenle "Vertebrata" yerini almış, pek memnun oldum dostum...

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  • iti Gold Star Critiquer [C: 88 W: 0 N: 7] (534)
  • [2008-10-29 12:34]

HI Fikret
Nice light and colours with excellent sharpness details.
Gorgeous background.
Regards Jiri.

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2008-10-29 16:17]

Hi Fikret,
an excellent shot of this Red-backed Shrike.
The sharpness is superb!
Great lighting.
Exceptional DOF.

Well done,
Joe

Hola Fikret,
Excelente captura de bellísima composición, gran nitidez con buena textura, preciosa luz y color, saludos
José Ramón

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2008-11-02 12:59]

hello Fikret! Wow, what a great bird shot! So sharp and clear with a perfect background and a fantastic setting! Well done, thanks!

Mario

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2008-11-05 7:28]

Merhaba Fikret Bey,
Cok guzel bir fotograf. Tebrikler
Selamlar

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