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Golden-headed Cisticola


Golden-headed Cisticola
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Copyright: Chris Chafer (sandpiper2) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1640 W: 111 N: 3445] (11171)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-03
Categories: Birds
Camera: Pentax K100D Super, Sigma 70-300 DG Macro, Digital ISO-400, Matin 58mm UV
Exposure: f/16, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds of Australia 2 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-06-25 4:01
Viewed: 437
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I haven’t posted an Australian bird for a while, so I’ll take this opportunity to present a non-breeding male Golden-headed Cisticola (Cisticola exilis).
This species is found in coastal eastern and northern Australia especially in reedbed and adjacent vegetation around wetlands and along waterways. They will occasionally move into cultivated fields when the grain in seeding.
They breed from September to March and build the most beautiful domed nest that is bound together with spiders web. This one is perched in a Coastal She-oak (Casuarina glauca) a common tree around coastal wetlands in the south east of the continent.
This species is also found in New Guinea, South-east Asia, India and southern China.
ramthakur, boreocypriensis, mayuresh, jaycee, Gert-Paassen, maurydv, SueThomson has marked this note useful
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Splendid point of view, Chris.
The bird seems to be holding on to the perch with the next station in mind. I guess its very sharply captured eye looking upward indicates that action.
Great view of the bird's plumage too.
TFS and regards.
Ram

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 196 W: 2 N: 501] (1904)
  • [2008-06-25 5:16]

Hello Chris,
Very good pose and a great composition. BG , focus, lighting and framing is very good. Well done and TFS
Siegfried

Hi Chris, wonderful shot of this handsome Golden-headed Cisticola with great POF and DOF my friend. TFS.
Cheers,

Bayram

Hello Chris,
wonderful pose and composition,your focusing is superb with great sharpness,and very nice BG,good lighting too,
tfs

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2487 W: 132 N: 7075] (22101)
  • [2008-06-25 6:30]

Hello Chris,
A great shot of a Golden-headed Cisticola, A species I saw in Queensland but couldn't get anything like as good a capture as this. You got him in a fine pose from a great POV in the she-oak with excellent sharpness. I like the catchlight in the eye too
TFS this one,
Cheers,
Ivan

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2369 W: 164 N: 7114] (22494)
  • [2008-06-25 7:01]

Hello Chris,
This one was really well hidden in the thumbnail!! But on closer inspection it is a lovely sharp capture of this Cisticola in a beautiful Casuarina tree. I like the light and the sharp focus on the eye. Nicely framed too.
Many thanks, Ulla

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 103 W: 57 N: 182] (1717)
  • [2008-06-25 8:02]

Hello Chris,
The beautiful bird in nice natural environment. You have good light and clear colours.

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1681 W: 8 N: 4318] (14043)
  • [2008-06-25 8:58]

Hi Chris,

This is a new bird for me and a very lovely one. The pose is wonderful showing off the nice face with the sparkle in his eye and the beautiful plummage. Nice natural colors that show up so well even with the busy background. A very nice composition.

Jane

Hello Chris,

good capture from the bird in his habitat.
I like the light in his eye.

Gert

Splendida cattura, ottimi POV e composizione con il groviglio di aghi, eccellente nitidezza e bellissima la luminosità dell'occhio, molto belli i colori. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1292 W: 104 N: 4589] (20415)
  • [2008-06-25 19:46]

Hello Chris, that's a beautiful bird and you captured it perfectly, great composition and excellent technique, thanks!

Mario

Hi Chris
It must have been quite difficult getting this shot so well done. I havent seen one of these before so thanks for sharing. Lovely catchlight in the eye and nice to see him in his natural habitat.
Cheers
Sue

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