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Brewer's Blackbird


Brewer's Blackbird
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Copyright: Manyee Desandies (manyee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3069 W: 231 N: 5859] (19702)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-02-19
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon Powershot S3 IS
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/640 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-20 3:44
Viewed: 441
Points: 22
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Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus

Quiscale des Brewer (French)

A shiny blue-green blackbird, the Brewer's Blackbird is common in agricultural and suburban habitats of the West. It has taken advantage of human modifications of the environment to expand its range eastward.

Description:
Medium-sized songbird.
Medium-long tail.
Bill thin and pointed.
Male iridescent black with purple and green highlights,
female dull gray-brown.
Size: 20-25 cm (8-10 in)
Wingspan: 37 cm (15 in)
Weight: 47-67 g (1.66-2.37 ounces)

Sound:
Song a harsh whirring gurgling "schl-r-r-up." Call a sharp "tschup."

Cool Facts:

The Brewer's Blackbird spread its range eastward from western Minnesota in the 20th century, taking advantage of human-produced changes in landscape. Where it overlaps with the Common Grackle, the blackbird takes over the open grassy areas, while the grackle dominates in urban and suburban areas.
The Brewer's Blackbird nests in compact colonies, numbering from a few pairs to more than one hundred. Occasionally a pair will nest solitarily away from a colony. In the colony a female (sometimes aided by a male) defends a small area directly around her nest site.
Within a colony most females choose the same kind of nest site, indicating that females follow the lead of the first nest builders. A colony may change its nest preference from year to year, building all nests in small bushes one year, and in tall trees the next.

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Hello Manyee
Excelllent shot of this Blackbird,
Great details,BG and composition,
Superb shot.

Good Luck
Fartash

Techically perfect, so let's talk compo: The scene is so great that I would like to see even more of these swimming leafs. Full frame is only one option, but obviously a very nice one!
Tom

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1676 W: 5 N: 2144] (11878)
  • [2007-05-20 4:50]

Superbe photo,j'aime bien les superbe couleurs de l'oiseau et son environnement. Bravo pour le netteté et l'exposition.
Merci!
Joseph

Hola Manyee,
Bonita imagen, parece una acuarela, el posadero es muy original. Saludos
José Ramón

Hi Manyee,
Wonderful capture of this blackbird.
Nice colors of the plumage.
The sharpness and POV are marvellous.
Great work.
TFS

It's a beautiful photo, well executed and well composed, but doesn't that bird look a little scary? ha ha I just expect to have my eye taken out by this one.

Wonderful photo...interesting lighting: A nice golden light. Did you take this in the evening?

Hi Manyee,

This picture is so good, you managed the exposure perfectly. Technically the picture is very good, and it is also pretty. Well done.

Jan-Hendrik

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1778 W: 8 N: 4605] (14893)
  • [2007-05-20 10:51]

Hi Manyee,

Lovely capture of a bird I have not seen - wonder if they are in Arizona. The colors are wonderful and you have caught the irridescence. The eye is so white! Nice pose and wonderful details.

Jane

Hi Manyee.
Very pretty shot. Great colour and composition. Well done. tfs. Stev

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 751 W: 0 N: 1506] (6872)
  • [2007-05-20 17:02]

Hello Manyee
Nice capture ,sharp image with very nice composition .
TFS Michel

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1471 W: 18 N: 2981] (10944)
  • [2007-05-21 15:11]

Hi Manyee

Wonderful colours and light captured in that dark plumage. Good eye contact and nice POV

TFS

Karan

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