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Shaft tail finch


Shaft tail finch
Photo Information
Copyright: jon cody (darwin) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 261 W: 0 N: 403] (1393)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-29
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 40D, 100-400L is
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-16 17:25
Viewed: 3035
Points: 58
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Shaft Tail Finch; Grey head, black "bib" extending from chin to the throat, black markings extending from each side of the beak to the eye, brown back and wings, pinkish-brown colored breast and belly, black thighs, white rump, black tail with long tail wires, orange legs. The Long-tailed grassfinch has a yellow beak, and the Heck's grassfinch (which is considered the subspecies) has a red beak (although sometimes it is more orange, probably due to indiscriminate mating of the subspecies to the nominate form). Juveniles emerge from the nest with a black beak, flesh-colored legs and feet, a smaller bib than the adult, and with duller plumage overall.

The Shaft-tail finch looks very similar to a separate species called the Parson's Finch (P. cincta), but can be differentiated from the Parson's by the color of the bill. The Shaft-tail will have a yellow, orange, or red bill, whereas the Parson's Finch has a black bill. The Parson's Finch also has a shorter tail.

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1148 W: 5 N: 3543] (13101)
  • [2008-03-16 17:36]

Hi Jon.
Well here is a beautiful colorful and very nice little bird. You have a excellent photo. I had never seen it befor. The note is also interesting for me.
Saludos
Luis52.

Hi Jon,
Nice picture. Good details and composition.
Thanks,
Wei

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  • rcrick Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 722 W: 39 N: 1578] (5067)
  • [2008-03-16 17:50]

Hi Jon,
Mate this is a little stunner, beautiful colours, excellent detail, perfect framing and composition, really nice work all the best Cheers Rick :)

Very nice shot of this beautiful finch Jon.
Great acurate focused on the bird and I love the way you've captured the bird in its natural surrounding.
Excellent composition and the color contrast is most wonderful.
Very well done. TFS!!!

Best regards, Harry

Hello Jon,
WOW!! those colors are so vibrant and vivid, fantastic details and very good sharpness, good depth of field and nice light.
Angela

Hello Jon,
The richness of colors portrayed on this lovely finch are very appealing, your stealth has brought your subject in full view that is very pleasing. TFS. :)

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3102 W: 233 N: 6304] (21553)
  • [2008-03-16 21:07]

Hello Jon,
Absolutely gorgeous colors on the bird and in the BG.
Very well-balanced composition, and the delicate pine needles give a nice texture to the scene.
Very sharp details.
TFS. : )

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  • fthsm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 156 W: 54 N: 442] (3124)
  • [2008-03-16 22:27]

This is very good Jon. TFS

Hi Jon
You have a very good composition withing this photo.
The colours and focus are impressive.The deep blue in the back and brightness of the bird are a definite feature.
TFS

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1863 W: 0 N: 4298] (17170)
  • [2008-03-17 0:57]

Hello Jon,
Very colourful picture showing us this beautiful Finch. Excellent composition and a wonderful background make honour to this special bird. Bravo
Thanks and best regards
Anne

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 687 W: 0 N: 216] (796)
  • [2008-03-17 1:13]

Hello Jon,

Splendid lenses this 100-400 L IS of Canon, we see here an wonderful result.
A moment of a lot patience and also the good pose of the bird, my compliments for the sharpness and clarity, very great photograph.
Thanks for sharing with us.

Best regards,
John.

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  • Tabib Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 149 W: 5 N: 155] (772)
  • [2008-03-17 1:22]

Hi Jon,

Very pretty bird. I like the yellow-orange beak, nicely perched at the natural habitat.
TFS,
/redzlan/.

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3179 W: 162 N: 1471] (4331)
  • [2008-03-17 2:26]

Hello Jon,
What a superb capture of this beautiful Finch up in what looks like a Casuarina tree. Excellent focus on the bird, sharp details and lovely colours. I really like the natural environment surrounding the bird. A very fine composition!!
Many thanks, Ulla

Ola Jon essa é uma exelente imagem muito bem fotografada e cores agradaveis meus parabéns.
Nilson

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2683 W: 11 N: 7301] (23103)
  • [2008-03-17 8:34]

Hi Jon,

Such beautiful birds in Australia and this one is no exception. Wonderful photograph of this colorful finch in a lovely pose. Amazing combination of colors that you have captured perfectly. Razor sharp detail and a lovely setting. I love the red beak and legs.

Jane

Hi,
very good image. Bird in its environment.. I am happy you have not cropped lot. Beautiful Bird and colors ar very pleasing.

beautiful colors .very nice sharpness and details.great composition.

hello Jon

excellent shot of this Shaft tail finch, i love the POV of the image
and the way you framed the bird on it, excellent DOF,
and lovely colours and details of the plumage, TFS

Asbed

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2008-03-18 5:07]

Hello Jon, what a colorful bird! The composition is very well done, the details are sharp and the exposure is just great, very good job, thanks!

Mario

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2410 W: 63 N: 4270] (13948)
  • [2008-03-18 5:45]

Hello Jon,
I liked the colors, POV, composition,details and the pose you captured. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

Hi Jon,
This little one looks like a clown! It has amazing colors and I like this pose you captured with very nice natural environment and great colors and composition. Well seen!
Claudine

Hello Jon,

Very beautiful Finch, very nice colors and sharp details

Everton

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  • farhad (28)
  • [2008-03-19 10:38]

hi jon
vey sharp and very beautiful color.

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 548 W: 0 N: 741] (3239)
  • [2008-03-19 16:49]

Hi Jon
this is very nice composition
very naturel color and sharp
well done.

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165] (11638)
  • [2008-03-20 13:58]

Hi Jon

You have some beautiful vibrant colours in this shot. Perfectly composed with a lovely pose from the bird and an excellent POV. DOF is spot on and it is crisp and clear

TFS

Karan

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2693 W: 93 N: 6313] (19888)
  • [2008-03-22 8:11]

Hello Jon,
Very beautiful photo of this Finch. Fantastic contrasting colours in this photo. Sharpness and details are very good. Excellent composition.
I don't know the name Shaft-tail Finch. I think you mean the Long-tailed (Grass)Finch(Poephila acuticauda)
Happy Easter,
Peter

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4079 W: 190 N: 12063] (37165)
  • [2008-03-23 7:01]

Hello Jon,
This is a really delightful capture of a Shaft-tail Finch. The POV, pose, composition in the She-oak, sharpness, colours and lighting are all excellent.
Thanks for sharing this superb image,
Best wishes, Ivan

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-04-18 21:14]

Hello Jon

Wow,a wonderful capture of this Shaft Tail finch.
The colours and lighting are superb.
I love the look of the green foliage, it adds a terrific feel to the shot.
Excellent plumage detail.
The beak is exquisitely seen ,and the eye is lovely with beautiful catch light.
Great camera work.
TFS

Rob

Hallo Jon
Superb photography. Every detail is just great. The variation of colours of the feathers is really eye-catching. I love the pose of the bird. Details are razor sharp and colours wonderful. The bird has such a cute, but rather big beak, and I fancy the horizontal black stripe next to the eye. A fine composition, perfectly framed into a lovely presentation. Congratulations and well done on this posting of a classy little bird. Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards

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