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Say's phoebe.


Say's phoebe.
Photo Information
Copyright: Luis Leal (Luis52) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-01-07
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D80, 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: 2007-01-08 13:31
Viewed: 897
Points: 38
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family.

Adults have brownish-grey upperparts with an orange-brown belly and light grey on the throat and breast. Juveniles have cinnamon wing bars; adults have no wing bars.

Their breeding habitat is dry open or semi-open areas across western North America from Alaska to Mexico, including towns. They make an open cup nest in a natural or man-made cavity or on a ledge. They lay 3-6 eggs per clutch and incubate them for 12-14 days. The female Say's phoebe inucbates the eggs exculsively but both parents may feed the nestlings. The nestlings fledge 14-17 days after hatching. They phoebes may reuse their nest for another clutch in the same season or pick a new nesting site.

These birds migrate to southern Mexico. They are permanent residents in the southern parts of their range.

They wait on a perch on a shrub or rock and fly out to catch insects in flight, also foraging by hovering over fields. They sometimes eat certain berries.

The song is a quick pit-see-ar. The call is a whistled pee-ee. These two vocalizations are often heard in incessant alternation.

The numbers of this bird are declining, probably due to loss of habitat in its winter range.

Saludos Luis52.

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  • Great 
  • magal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 224 W: 0 N: 313] (1241)
  • [2007-01-08 13:43]

Hi Luis,
Beautiful shot, with bright vivid colours and sharp detail. Diagonal compo works perfectly although [I think ] a tighter crop would make the subject stand out better.
Great shot and TFS
Mark

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2007-01-08 13:47]

ah a beauty Luis,
great capture of this bird, good in pov and very good quality and dof, well senn and very good job.
gr. jaap

Hola Luis,
Que hermoso el colorido del pájaro que capturaste.
Nos muestras muy buenos detalles, y la profundidad de campo funciona muy bien aislando al animal del fondo.
Me gusta la composición empleada, con la rama de esquina a esquina, muy bien balanceada.
Felicitaciones y gracias por compartirla,
JM

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2007-01-08 14:44]

Bella, clara y nítida captura estimado Luis con un maravilloso punto de vista, lleno de colores, detalles y buen foco.
Me encanta como resalta la silueta del ave sobre el apropiado fondo difuso con un estético encuadre con la rama bien posicionada dentro de la escena.
Un gran saludo desde Buenos Aires... Ricardo

hello luis

superb bird which I did not know very beautiful colors cheer

eric

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12250)
  • [2007-01-08 15:35]

Excellente photo,la pose de l'oiseau est parfaite sur cette fine branche et les couleurs sont juste et réelles.
Merci!
Joseph

Hola Luis,
What a wonderful little bird. The gradient orange color on its belly is just wonderful. The pointy shape is rather intersting to see. You captured him perfectly with such a good OOF BG. The details and lighting are perfect and the composition with the one branche makes for a nice clean composition.
TFS,
Niek

  • Great 
  • marcin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 136 W: 0 N: 242] (1826)
  • [2007-01-08 15:45]

witam
fajna mila fota
pozdrawiam

  • Great 
  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2262 W: 10 N: 2630] (15567)
  • [2007-01-08 17:01]

Hola Luis, bonito disparo a este bello pajarito, la ramita en diagonal me gusta, la iluminación es perfecta, Saludos

Hi Luis,
Beautiful image,super sharpness,colours and composition.
Mircea

hi luis,
nice shot,
well composed with fine pov,
lovely natural colours,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Hi Luis

This is stunning. Love the colours. Very nicely composed. Good catchlight in the eye. Nice camera work. :-)

the coulors in the background goes very fine
with this beautiful bird
sharp and well composed
dof and pov perfect to

  • Great 
  • odin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 183 W: 1 N: 207] (1157)
  • [2007-01-09 7:34]

Nice bird Luis, great composition and good light and sharpness, Sébastien

Hola Luis,
This is a real beauty that you caught. I think it is the first time I see this specie of bird. I like his colors and those great details you caught in an excellent POV and composition. He seems so little and fragile. This BG suits your subject with perfection. This is a great post. Thanks!
Claudine

bonjour luis
un tres joli oiseau,j'ai preferé revenir sur celle-ci car je la trouve de meilleur qualité que la derniere que vous avez publiée,au niveau de la netteté notament.
laurent

Hello Luis,

Really well done n this photo, excllent colors Bg POv DOF, perfect details very crisp, nicly composed and capture photo

TFS Kyle

  • Great 
  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3067 W: 231 N: 6160] (21052)
  • [2007-01-10 2:36]

What an elegant little bird, Luis.
I have heard of Say's Phoebe, but have never seen one.
You captured this one in sharp details and excellent colors
in a beautiful composition. I like it a lot.
TFS. : )

Hi Luis :)
Excellent colors, DOF and great composition. Well done!
regards
Dorota

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