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This little fella was waiting for his turn on the feeder. I had refreshed the food with new pieces pineapple and banana and the cafe was full! Thanks for looking.
Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)
Description: The Silvereye is a small (9.5cm - 12cm) bird with a conspicuous ring of white feathers around the eye, and belongs to a group of birds collectively known as white-eyes. The Silvereye shows interesting plumage variations across its range. The grey back and olive-green head and wings are found in birds through the east, while western birds have a uniformly olive-green back. Breeding birds of the east coast have yellow throats, pale buff flanks (side of the belly) and white on the undertail. Tasmanian birds have grey throats, chestnut flanks and yellow on the undertail. To complicate this, the birds in the east have regular migrations within Australia and may replace each other in their different areas for parts of the year. Birds in Western Australia have yellowish olive, rather than grey, backs. The contact call, a thin "psip", is given persistently.
There is only one similar species found on Australia's mainland. The Yellow White-eye, Z. luteus, lives in Australia's north and north-west. It is more brightly coloured above, is lemon yellow below and has a smaller white eye-ring. The ranges of the two species do overlap slightly.
Distribution and Habitat: Silvereyes may occur in almost any wooded habitat, especially commercial orchards and urban parks and gardens. They are more common in the south-east of Australia, but their range extends from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, through the south and south-west to about Shark Bay, Western Australia. They are also found in Tasmania. In the south of their range, Silvereyes move north each autumn, and move back south in late winter to breed.
Food and Feeding: Silvereyes feed on insect prey and large amounts of fruit and nectar, making them occasional pests of commercial orchards. Birds are seen alone, in pairs or small flocks during the breeding season, but form large flocks in the winter months.
The aboive obtained from: http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/silvereye.htm
IMAGE INFORMATION
Camera: Canon 20D
Time of day: 13:42 p.m.
Date: 21st June 2008
Weather conditions: Clear
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L IS
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/60
F-Stop: F/6.3
Focal Length: 400mm
ISO: 400
Support: Hand Held
Original file type: Digital Raw |
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Nice work; good detail in the bird and a strong composition. TFS
Elizabeth
- rcrick
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(3720) - [2008-06-20 23:09]
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Hi Pam,
What a wonderful capture of this little Silver Eye, the detail in the plumage is excellent, lovely eye contact, nicely framed and composed, there such a cute little bird, all the best,
Cheers Rick :)
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- nagraj
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- [2008-06-20 23:58]
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Hi Pam,
Beautiful image of this silvereye, we got one here 'Whiteeye' which more of yellow. The white eye is my favaorite bird though I have n't had the luck to capture one. Very good natural composition and colors are great. The silver eye looks little worried about getting to your feedr. TFS.
nagraj.v
Hi Pam,
Nice one of the silvereye. A tricky little bird to photograph. I have found the do like honey jam and water to feed on.
Cheers Richard
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- PeterZ
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(8251) - [2008-06-21 3:08]
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Hello Pam,
One of the best photos of this bird I've ever seen. Very beautiful light and colours. The sharpness, details and composition are excellent. Great dark BG.
Regards,
Peter
Hi Pam,
A lovely capture of this beautiful silvereye bird. Superb details and an excellent composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.
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- red45
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- [2008-06-21 9:53]
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Hello Pam!
As always great capture of small bird from you. Silvereye looks great, especially its silver eye :-) I like the story also!
Bonjour Pam,
Belle photo,le timing est parfait et les détails sont superbe.
J'aime les couleurs et l'exposition.
Merci et au revoir...JP
wow I am no grate bird photographer but this is grate, nice and sharp and excellent colours
Clive
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