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Superb Fairy-wren


Superb Fairy-wren
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Copyright: Chris Chafer (sandpiper2) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1850 W: 109 N: 4275] (14185)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-23
Categories: Birds
Camera: Pentax K100D Super, Sigma 70-300 DG Macro
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/750 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds of Australia [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-08-23 4:53
Viewed: 675
Points: 9
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Today was overcast with drizzle, but seeing as I had a rostered day off work, I went to a local park anyway. I just had to play with my new toy.

While I was sitting in my car having lunch next to a tangle of creek-side scrub, this male Superb Fairy-wren came over to see who had invaded his territory. Lunch was forgotten as I grabbed the camera and rattled off half a dozen quick shots, barely stopping for the auto-focus to find the target. This one is probably the best. Moments later he was gone…back to tangle of scrub he calls home.

And for all those who asked the question in my last post; yes I do like my new toy.

Superb Fairy-wrens are about half the size of a house sparrow, terrestrial and always very active, so getting any type of shot is a challenge. The males take up to six years to achieve this full breeding plumage and they can live for 20 years. Fairy-wrens hang around in family groups, with offspring often staying with their parents to help raise next year’s brood.

Superb Fairy-wrens are distributed throughout southeastern Australia, inhabiting dense undergrowth in woodland and forests, often near small watercourses. They will enter urban gardens if there is enough cover and a lack of domestic cats.

This one was captured at ISO 800 with an EV of –1.
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  • fthsm Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 147 W: 47 N: 435] (2917)
  • [2007-08-23 5:20]

It is really difficult to find these informations from books. Thanks for notes again.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3840 W: 190 N: 11430] (35227)
  • [2007-08-23 6:07]

Hello Chris,
I've been chasing these in the Centennial Park in Sydney as well as in Manly but the closest I got to shot was a bluish blur.
So congratulations on this one: pretty sharp and remarkably noiseless for ISO 800. The natural BG is also suitably blurred.
Fine shot of a Superb Fairy wren!
TFS,
Ivan

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3012 W: 162 N: 1012] (2959)
  • [2007-08-23 9:42]

Hello Chris,
You're very lucky getting this shot as these little jewels seem to be extremely active. We saw them at close range amongst the bushes but they wouldn't sit still and if they did they were hidden by twigs! I like its pose on the twig and the colours and even though it's a bit soft I like it very much!
TFS and regards, Ulla

Hi Chris,
I find it quite hard to get good shots of birds like this.
Arboreal insectivores just keep flitting about and don't stay still for a second.
We don't get this one here in NZ.
Details on the head are quite sharp but it seems a little bit blue in places.Is that the natural colour or did your white balance need a bit more adjustment for ythe light conditions.?

Hola Chris,
Interesante captura, bonita pose, buenos detalles y amena nota, saludos
José Ramón

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