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Dark-eyed Junco


Dark-eyed Junco
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Copyright: michel Vincent (mvdisco) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 210 W: 0 N: 144] (1681)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-07
Categories: Birds
Camera: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5
Exposure: f/4, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-02-07 18:51
Viewed: 589
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
From: www.birds.cornell.edu

A widespread and common small sparrow, the Dark-eyed Junco is most familiar as a winter visitor to bird feeders. It comes in several distinctly different looking forms, but all are readily identified as "juncos" by their plain patterning, dark hood, and white outer tail feathers.

Description
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Medium-sized sparrow.
Unstreaked gray or brown, no wingbars (usually).
Gray to black hood.
Belly white.
White outer tail feathers.
Eyes dark. Legs pink.

Size: 14-16 cm (6-6 in)
Wingspan: 18-25 cm (7-10 in)
Weight: 18-30 g (0.64-1.06 ounces)
Sex Differences
Sexes similar, but females average paler and browner.

Sound
Song is a musical trill. Calls a hard "tick," "smack," and a short twittering trill.

»listen to songs of this species
topConservation Status
Common.

Other Names
Junco ardois� (French)
Junco ojo oscuro (Spanish)
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Salut Michel,
Excellente netteté sur ce joli Junco ardoisé, bon rendu des couleurs et excellente composition,
bravo,
Pat

Bonjour Michel,
Il est très beau avec la neige sur le bec et d'une grande nettté.
Bravo
Marie

Bonsoir Michel,

Une belle image de ce junco ardois qui semble observer le photographe. La prise de vue permet de distinguer les détails et les couleurs de l'oiseau. La photo est claire et précise. Bonne soirée.

Pierre

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1427 W: 128 N: 5252] (23221)
  • [2008-02-10 3:55]

Bonjour Michel, jolie capture que ce Junco, bien réussie malgré le contrejour, c'est bien fait! Merci,

Mario

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-02-11 19:16]

Hello Michel

A lovely close up of this cute junco.
Very good focus and details.
The eye contact is wonderful.
Excellent POV and DOF.
Well done.
TFS

Rob

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  • JPlumb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 644 W: 160 N: 894] (2837)
  • [2008-02-20 23:14]

Hi Michel, I like these guys, and you normally find them on the ground, so the composition works well for him, standing in the snow. You did well to give us good visibility of the eye. The black eye against the black body, and with a snow background yet.. tough shot.

Thanks, John

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