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Say's Phoebe


Say's Phoebe
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Copyright: Jane Magen (jaycee) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-02-18
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/4, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-02-01 12:05
Viewed: 826
Points: 10
[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.

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.

This bird was named for Thomas Say, the American naturalist.
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To JoseMiguel: Compressionjaycee 5 02-01 16:43
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Hi jane,
This is a very good POV used to capture this bird.
I like a lot the composition made with the branches and the sky like background.
DOF value is very appropiate.
I will suggest that you do not compress the file so much when saving in jpg, so the image quality and details decrease. Your image is 94 KB, and you can go until 200 KB.
Well done, thanks for share an my best regards,
JM

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3821 W: 190 N: 11376] (35063)
  • [2007-02-01 12:14]

Hello Jane,
Nice shot with good sharpness and excellent comp. of the Say's Phoebe in a sunny blue sky!
Well done and TFS!
Best wishes, Ivan

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  • delic Gold Star Critiquer [C: 449 W: 6 N: 310] (898)
  • [2007-02-01 14:09]

Hello Jane,
Very nice photo of this birdie... I like the color of the tail. It looks slightly overexposed or perhaps contrast needs to be adjusted. It could use some sharpening, too. The blue background looks funky like it was shot through dirty glass. Well done otherwise.
Best wishes,
Hakan

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2007-02-01 18:12]

Hola Jane.- Verdaderamente me agradan esta especie de aves, son sus vuelos del posadero al suelo muy elegentes cundo atrapan insectos, ademas son muy amistosos y lucen bellos colores en su plumaje. Felicidades por esta bella foto. Luis52.

hi Jane,
good photograph good clearness and good composition with a very beautiful sky cheer

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