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Common Yellowthroat I


Common Yellowthroat I
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Copyright: Helene Provencher (chouette) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 302 W: 0 N: 843] (3000)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-05-20
Categories: Birds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-05-25 20:43
Viewed: 1112
Points: 28
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Common Yellowthroat

Description: Upperparts of both sexes are olive gray to olive brown. The throat, breast, and undertail coverts are bright yellow in males, and paler in females. The belly is whitish. The exact extent of the yellow and white of the underparts varies geographically. Males have a broad black mask across the forehead, enveloping the eyes. The band of whitish gray above the masks varies geographically and is yellowish in some races. Females lack the mask and have a faint buffy eye ring.

The Common Yellowthroat is a wood-warbler, the only species in its genus that regularly occurs north of Mexico. Throughout its vast breeding range across most of North America south of the tundra, from southeast Alaska to Newfoundland and south into Mexico, it is one of the most abundant warblers, although in the arid Southwest it is usually found only around watercourses.

Although typically associated with marshes, streamside thickets, wet meadows and other wetlands, Common Yellowthroats are also found in drier upland habitats as long as there is abundant and dense undergrowth for foraging and nesting. Yellowthroats eat primarily insects, gleaned from low vegetation or on the ground.

The female constructs a nest usually on or very close to the ground at the base of a shrub or clump of grasses. Sometimes she suspends the nest over water, attaching the nest to the stems of grasses, reeds or cattails. Occasionally, she extends loose material from the rim into an overhanging. The female incubates the eggs for about 12 days. Young yellowthroats leave the nest just eight days after hatching. They fly a few days later. Both parents tend to the young for an extended period up to 20 days. When a pair attempts to raise a second brood, as is common, the male sometimes assumes care of the first brood. Common Yellowthroats are frequent cowbird hosts. If a cowbird lays an egg in a yellowthroatís nest, the yellowthroat sometimes builds a second nest on top of the parasite's egg and lays a new clutch.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6
Speed: 1/640 f/7.1
ISO 400
Focal Length: 300mm
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  • Fisher Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1540 W: 309 N: 2234] (8915)
  • [2005-05-25 22:06]

Perfect shot of the yellow throat. Excelent lighting and details. Well done.


Mike

Excellent shot,clear details,well composition,beautiful bird.TFS!

Very good shot, Helene.
Nice POV, well composed, good details and nice colours.
Well done.

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  • twin Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 262 W: 17 N: 499] (3249)
  • [2005-05-26 0:44]
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what a beautiful bird with a nice composition... a super pose... and a great focus... very well done Helene... I like it so much...

congratulations

Lovely composition on this shot, Helene. Very sharp details, beautiful light and colors. Good pose. Nice background. Thanks for sharing. : )

Belle photo Helene, bonne netteté, j'aime beaucoup.
bravo !
Nico.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3186] (10922)
  • [2005-05-26 3:46]
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Belle et intéressante composition photographique pour ce superbe oiseau. Jolies couleurs, bon point de vue et bonne netteté.
Beautiful & well done !

Beautiful natural shot - Fantastic composition and great details. Superb colors. Well done & TFS!

Un très bel oiseau avec une superbe pose sur cette branche. Les couleurs et la netteté sont parfaites.

Félicitations !!

Oh, Helene, this is just perfect. The subject is a little cutie. The plumage colours are awesome. POV fantastic and the image is tack sharp. Well done! Thanks.

Perfect composition.
I've not seen this species before.
Sharpness is really good and I like the POV. Well done.

Pin sharp capture, beautiful pose, excellent colours and sharpness. Well done!

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  • naki Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 421 W: 27 N: 782] (2694)
  • [2005-05-26 15:48]

Hi Helene, great details, colors and composition. Wonderful background.
Well done.

Great Picture !

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