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Noisy Miner


Noisy Miner
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Copyright: Claudia Lazar (joeydrops) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 111 W: 17 N: 245] (1400)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-10-21
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/125 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-10-31 4:22
Viewed: 1148
Points: 11
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Noisy Miner is a bold and curious bird. It is identified by its mostly grey body and black crown and cheeks. The bill is yellow, as are the legs and the naked skin behind the eye. The name is well suited as the common calls - loud 'pwee pwee pwee' and a piping 'pee pee pee' when alarmed - are uttered repeatedly by the members of the colony.

Despite their moderate size (28 cm), Noisy Miners aggressively attack larger birds such as hawks and kookaburras. These attacks may be so vigorous that most other birds are excluded from an area occupied by Noisy Miners.

Source: http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/noisy_miner.htm
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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2005-10-31 6:45]

I wanted to say here that I appreciate this good and interesting work ! Congratulations Claudia and thanks for sharing.
PS : the raison of my too short comment is on the forum…

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  • halki Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 249 W: 8 N: 105] (469)
  • [2005-10-31 8:30]

Hello Claudia!
Great capture!Colours,sharpness and light are wonderful.
Thanks for posting...

what a bird! never seen any bird with such an interesting eye. you captured good details except for a little bit of overexposure near the thigh, which is not really a big deal.
Well done and TFS!

Excellent details & sharpness, great composition and great colours. Fantastic work! Well done, Claudia.

Hi Claudia,

Well captured native bird, thin branches of the tree give it excellent look.. thanks

Nice shot, good form and detail. Just one suggestion, if given the opportunity to take another shot consider setting your Exposure Value (EV) on the camera down a stop or two. This will help to eliminate the whites from burning and loosing detail. A good value in bright conditions would be -0.7 to -1.0. Just a suggestion, you have a good shot.

Greg

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