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Red-eyed Vireo
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I always hear the red-eyed vireo when I go in the forest, but I've never seen it before. When I saw this one, I just had time to change my battery (...) and take 3 or 4 shots. Here is the best one. Hope you'll like it.
Thanks for viewing and comments.
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
One of the most common birds of the Eastern forests, the Red-eyed Vireo is heard far more than it is seen. It sings continuously from the forest canopy from dawn to dusk. The vireo's song is a series of phrases interspaced with short pauses, like the song of an American Robin broken into pieces.
Cool Facts:
* Although animal food makes up 85 percent of its summer diet, the Red-eyed Vireo may be completely frugivorous (fruit-eating) during the winter.
* The Red-eyed Vireo is a common host to the Brown-headed Cowbird, which lays its eggs in the vireo's nest.
* Red-eyed Vireos living year-round in South America may be a separate species.
Description:
* Size: 12-13 cm (5-5 in)
* Wingspan: 23-25 cm (9-10 in)
* Small drab bird.
* Back olive-green, whiter underneath.
* Crown gray to bluegray.
* Eyebrow white with black stripe through the eye.
* Eyes dark red.
Sex Differences:
Sexes alike in plumage, but males average slightly larger.
Immature:
Immature has brown eyes and yellower underparts.
Sound:
Song: a broken series of slurred notes. Each phrase usually ends in either a downslur or an upswing, as if the bird asks a question, then answers it, over and over. Call: a catbird-like "myaah."
Range
Summer Range:
Breeds from southeastern Alaska, Yukon, and British Columbia eastward to Newfoundland, and from Canada southward to Oregon, Idaho, South Dakota, eastern Texas and Florida. Also populations resident in South America.
Winter Range:
Winters in northern South America in the Amazon Basin.
Habitat:
* Breeds in deciduous and mixed deciduous forests.
* More abundant in forest interior.
* Lives in urban areas and parks with large trees.
Food:
Insects, especially caterpillars, and small fruits.
Behavior
Foraging:
Searches for prey while moving along branches, flies to new areas to search. Kills larger prey by crushing or beating it against branch. Holds food with foot while eating.
Reproduction
Nest Type:
Open cup suspended from a forked tree branch. Made of twigs, bark strips, grasses, pine needles, and lichen held together with spider web. Inner lining of grasses, plant fibers, and hair.
Egg Description:
Dull white speckled with reddish brown.
Clutch Size:
Usually 1-5 eggs.
Speed: 1/125
F-Stop: f/11
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 300mm
Exposure compensation: -1/3
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Nice shot Helene,good detail on the eye and feathers...
Well done.
Well captured Sky,
The details are nice, clear and sharp.
Good colours, lighting and exposure. DOF is spot on and the POV is good.
Well composed and nicely framed.
Thanks for posting, have a great weekend
- csmnlm
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(441) - [2006-07-22 4:59]
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Hi Helene
POV, details, and colours are very good.It looks so natural.
Cemil
Hi Helene,
Good detail and well framed with nice color and light...Looks good surrounded in green, striking red eye :) Excellent note.
Well done and TFS!
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- jossim
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Bonjour Helene!
Bravo pour cette belle capture,cet oiseau est superbe et on distingue bien l'oeil rouge du Vireo.
Merci.
joseph
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- aido
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(4048) - [2006-07-23 12:58]
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Hi Helene,
A lovely shot, I've never even heard of this bird. Considering the circumstances, a well-taken image. Lovely detail, great colours and DOF. I like the OOF leaves at the bottom, they add depth and add to the impression that he was hidden away among the leaves. Lovely shot.
Regards,
Adrian
Hello Helene! Wonderful shot of this sweet little bird! Very informative notes as well. I often think of how much better shots like these are rather than the ones you find on birding sites. Great detail, lovely soft portrait! Well done! TFS. Linda
Hi Helene, nice close up rich in colors and details,
Andrea
Hi Helene
I have been 'off line' for a while and now catching up on what has been posted. Still away on holiday so this is a short critique.
Well done on this lovely post. Everything looks spot on. Very nice work. :-)
Bonsoir Hélène,
Une belle image de cet oiseau aux yeux rouges, la photo a une bonne composition, netteté et de jolies couleurs. Bonne soirée.
Pierre
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