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Female Figbird


Female Figbird
Photo Information
Copyright: Richard Cridland (rcrick) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 716 W: 37 N: 1555] (5005)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-01
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark III, Canon EF100-400 F4.5-5.6L IS USM, SanDisk Extr. IV 2Gb, Hoya 77mm Pro1 DMC UV LPF
Exposure: f/8, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-09-03 21:54
Viewed: 681
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
As a follow on to yesterdays posting of a Male Green Figbird, this is the Female Figbird. It has a dark bill; from the head to the mantle is olive-brown, then greener to upper tail. The wings are brown-blacked and edged cream. Chin, throat brown and heavily streaked, lower underpants’ whitish to pale cream.

Please refer to the Previous Postingfor details.

Audio Link:- http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/images/audio/sphecotheres-viridis.mp3

Details, Shot Raw converted to Jpeg cropped and resized, sharpened for posting.

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Shooting Date/Time 1/08/2008 8:41:46 AM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/800
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 400.0 mm
Image Size 548x800
Image Quality RAW
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Auto
White balance compensation A1 G1
AF Mode AI Servo AF
Picture Style Neutral
Sharpness 5
Contrast 2
Saturation 1
Color tone 1
Color Space sRGB
Long exposure noise reduction 2:Enable
High ISO speed noise reduction 1:Enable
Highlight tone priority 0:Disable
File Size 111 KB
Drive Mode High-speed continuous shooting
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Hi Richard
Nice shot of Figbird. Good sharpness and detail. She stands out nice with the blue BG. Well Done and TFS
Tom

I can say I have never heard of a figbird.
If I saw one I would think it to be a sparrow probably.
Nice capture with deep blue sky.

I love the catchlight in the eye, Rick!
Awesome job done!
Goldy

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2008-09-04 10:00]

Hi Richard,

The male and female are SO different! I love the pose of this lady up in the tree. Nice colors and details and a wonderful sparkle in her eye. I've never seen a Figbird but this one reminds me of a female House Finch.

Jane

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3819 W: 190 N: 11368] (35041)
  • [2008-09-05 22:20]

Hello Rick,
I missed this follow-up of the male, female nicely composed in the bare branches of the tree where it is sitting (a fig tree?) and well seen with pretty good sharpness. I remember seeing large flocks of them invading fig trees in N. NSW but the foluiage was too dense to get a good shot.
TFS this fine reminder,
Ivan

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