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Pine Grosbeak


Pine Grosbeak
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Copyright: Claude Ouellet (tiklod) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 300 W: 74 N: 883] (3367)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-11-03
Categories: Birds
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/200 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Red Birds [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-11-19 5:53
Viewed: 824
Favorites: 3 [view]
Points: 66
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
PINE GROSBEAK

The Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, is a large finch. It is the only member of its genus and represents an ancient divergence of the ancestors of the bullfinches (Arnaiz-Villena et al., 2001), diverging perhaps a dozen mya during the Clarendonian. Given that the radiation of the bullfinches (which are only found in Eurasia) and the mountain finches (also closely related: Marten & Johnson, 1986) started approximately at the same time in the interior of Asia, it is possible that the Pine Grosbeak evolved in North America; possibly, its ancestors were wind-blown individuals of a proto-bullfinch which arrived via the northern Pacific as at that time the Bering Land Bridge was widely inundated.


Female Pine GrosbeakAdults have a long forked black tail, black wings with white wing bars and a large bill. Adult males have a rose red head, back and rump. Adult females are olive-yellow on the head and rump and grey on the back and underparts.


Their breeding habitat is coniferous woods across Canada, Alaska and the western mountains of the United States, and in northern Fennoscandia. They nest on a horizontal branch or in a fork of a conifer.

This bird is a permanent resident through most of its range; in the extreme north or when food sources are scarce, they may migrate further south.

This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

These birds forage in trees and bushes. They mainly eat seeds, buds, berries and insects. Outside of the nesting season, they often feed in flocks.

The Pine Grosbeak was depicted on the 1986 series Canadian $1000 bill.

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Claude
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Hello Claude.
Bird of rare beauty!
Wonderful coloration, excellent sharpness and splendid details.
Very beautiful and harmonious composition.
Well done!
Regards,
José Roberto

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2466 W: 168 N: 7458] (23564)
  • [2007-11-19 6:10]

Hello Claude,
Excellent capture of this beautiful Grosbeak in a fine pose showing its profile and the back of the plumage. Excellent sharpness and beautiful colours. I like its pose on the lichen-clad tree stump and the pine background. Well done!
Many thanks, Ulla

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2349 W: 61 N: 3802] (12200)
  • [2007-11-19 6:10]

Hi Claude,
Beautiful bird with an interesting beak. POV, focus, sharpness, composition and colors are very good. I liked the details on the plumage. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

If I did not have robs (arfer) eagle as my windows backdrop, this would have been a great one for a few days. It certainly shows how very good you are becoming. I have never in any learning environment, seen such great progress among interactive people. This is a fine example of your skills.
Bob

Hello Claude,
Fantastic photo of this Grosbeak. The colours are very clear. Perfect details and good DOF. Very good composition and POV.
Regards,
Peter

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  • lise Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 182 W: 51 N: 552] (2695)
  • [2007-11-19 7:35]

Salut Claude,
Simplement magnifique ce grosbec! Je n'ai jamais eu la chance d'en rencontrer un :(
Belles couleurs éclatantes et excellente netteté.
Beau travail.
Lise

Hi Claude
Your little Grosbeak portrait is amazing. Very sharp details and rich colour. I love how you captured him eating and standing on the old grey stump. The evergreens in the background create a nice natural backdrop. Excellent composition. Well done.
TFS Janice

Hi Claude,
This is stunning!
Excellent capture of this Grosbeak.
The POV couldn't be better to show it's beautiful feather colorations. Wonderfully sharp and super composition. The setting is lovely. I'll have to put this in my favorites if you don't mind. TFS
Richard

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2611 W: 133 N: 7494] (23373)
  • [2007-11-19 8:17]

Hello Claude,
Superb shot of a superb visitor to your feeding place! The technical quality of this shot of a male Pine Grosbeak is extraordinary and the colors contrast beautifully with the green OOF BG. The composition and POV is also great.
Wonderful!
Well done and TFS!
Ivan

hello claude
ouah!!!!!!! que de belles couleurs, de tres bons détails et un netteté superbe, bravo, bonne capture
merci a toi
edith

Bonjour Claude,

Beau portrait de ce gros-bec. La netteté est très bonne et les couleurs sont magnifiques.
Bravo,
Mariki

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1022 W: 5 N: 2802] (10144)
  • [2007-11-19 9:08]

Hola Claude.- Bellos los colores del plumaje de este pequeño Pinicola. Muy hermosa la pose y un agradable fondo.
Luis52.

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1002 W: 6 N: 2700] (10017)
  • [2007-11-19 9:16]

je sais plus que dire,tes photos son tres tres belles pour couleurs nettoye' et sujects ,mes compliments,Luciano

bonjour claude
c'est une tres bonne image,je trouve juste la tête un peu moins piqué que le reste de l'oiseau,F/4.5 c'est peut etre un peu juste,enfin c'est vraiment tres leger et je dis chapeau quand même.
laurent

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1991 W: 5 N: 5557] (20998)
  • [2007-11-19 11:17]

Hi Working late again so just marking for now. .TFS.
Nick..

Bonjour Claude,

Comment fais tu pour arriver à prendre un oiseau avec autant de piqué ?

J'ai beau observer, je n'ai jamais eu une occasion d'en approcher un d'aussi près et donc jamais réussi une photo semblable !

Bravo !

Liliane

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  • Dave Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 522 W: 47 N: 668] (2151)
  • [2007-11-19 11:44]

Quite an eye catching and excellent portrayal!
Bravo!

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2041 W: 6 N: 2025] (13275)
  • [2007-11-19 12:40]

Hola Claude,
preciosa captura y detalles hermosos,
me agrada el color de esta sensacional foto...
saludos amigo

Bonjour Claude, quel magnifique specimen, le rouge est exceptionnel, très bon focus et pose géniale,
bravo pour cette très belle composition,
amicalement,
Pat

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1836 W: 94 N: 2338] (8400)
  • [2007-11-19 14:24]

Hi Claude,
What a great approach and good pose to see this explendic bird.
Really nice colours and excellent details.
TFS, José M.

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1048 W: 1 N: 4156] (13964)
  • [2007-11-19 16:06]

Hello Claude,
This is a text book image, just amazing work. Thanks for sharing and the great note.
Rick

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 566 W: 0 N: 1388] (4593)
  • [2007-11-19 16:53]
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Bonjour Claude, superbe photo d'un oiseau superbe, un autre beau portrait que tu nous offres. Tout est limpide, c'est ravissant et techniquement parfait. Je suis comme Liliane, comment tu fais? Moi non plus j'y arrive pas. Tu dois être patient et surtout, t'as l'oeil. Merci!

Francine

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-11-19 18:19]

Hello Claude

Wow! A wonderful image of this male Pine grosbeak.
The focus is razor sharp and the details are sharp.
The lighting is excellent and the colours are superb.
A well chosen POV with excellent DOF.
A gem!
tfs

Rob

hello claude,
lovely shot, beautiful colours, well composed shot with fine pov, good details of the plumage,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3071 W: 231 N: 5861] (19714)
  • [2007-11-19 23:33]

Salut, Claude.
What a gorgeous bird you have captured here.
The red is amazing. Excellent details.
The POV is superb, allowing full view of the face, as well as the back of the bird, with its beautiful colors and markings.
The bird stands out very well against the muted greenery in the BG.
Merci pour le partage. : )

Hi claude

beautiful spcies and you've captured it very well
good POV and sharpness and well composed

Chris

Hello Claude,
What a beautiful shot of this Pine Grosbeak you present here.
I see the very excellent details and POV here, with superb focusing and nice composition.
Very beautiful bird I think and you've captured very lovely.
Well presented and TFS,
Best wishes,
Kevin

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  • lutya Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 18 W: 0 N: 87] (425)
  • [2007-11-20 7:44]

Hi Claude!
This is very nice bird.. Beautifull colours , details and nice composition..Best wishes!!

Belles couleurs, superbe Pov avec le bec ouvert, beaux détails .
Bravo
Marie

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1330 W: 107 N: 4804] (21334)
  • [2007-11-20 18:01]

Vraiment c'est super ! Bravo Claude pour cette photo du tonnerre. Tout est de la plus haute qualité. Merci !

Mario

Hi Claude
Wonderful image. Superb exposure, colour, sharpness and detail. Everything spot on.
What a beautiful bird/finch, colours are wonderful.
Kathleen

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  • RP1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 165 W: 1 N: 124] (1982)
  • [2007-11-22 16:40]

Salut Claude,
Superbe Photo! Le couleurs le BG sont excellent. J'aime particulièrement la souche qui donne de la valeur à la photo. C'est la plu belle photo de cet oiseau que j'ai vu.
Merci,
Roge

Bonjour Claude,

Une belle image de Gros Bec des pins, la photo a une bonne composition, netteté et de jolies couleurs. Bonne journée.

Pierre

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