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Bellbird on Tiri


Bellbird on Tiri
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Copyright: Janice Dunn (Janice) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3316 W: 149 N: 6113] (18648)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-02-02
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Tamron 28-300 XR
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds Of New Zealand [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-02-16 3:29
Viewed: 1149
Points: 36
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Bellbird
Anthornis melanura melanura
Maori: Korimako – Corry-mar-ko

Yes, I know there is a large leaf in front of the Bellbird, but I consider I was lucky to get this shot of this beautiful bird in the bush at Tiritiri Matangi Island. So I make no excuses for it.

The Bellbird/ Korimako is a member of the honeyeater family, with his curved bill and a long tongue, frayed at the end like a brush, which is used to reach deeply into flowers and drink nectar. Like the other two New Zealand honeyeaters, the Tui and the Stitchbird, they feed on a mixture of nectar, fruit, and insects.

This is the male bellbird: he is a dark olive green, paler on underparts, with a glossy purple head.

The female: She has a similar plumage but none of the purple gloss and has a narrow white stripe across the cheek from the bill.

Both sexes have red eyes. Look closely and you can just see the red in his eye. The juveniles are like the female but have brown eyes and the cheek stripe is yellowish. Bellbirds have a short curved bill and slightly forked tail.

The bellbird is named for the bell-like quality of its song and when many birds sing at once, mostly during the dawn chorus and at dusk, the famous bell notes are impressive. The song consists of loud clear liquid ringing notes interspersed with grunts and wheezes, not dissimilar to the Tui's grunts and wheezes but slightly more refined. The alarm call is a loud harsh note repeated very rapidly.

Bellbirds have always existed on Tiritiri Matangi Islandand the population continues to grow every year. They have flown across to the Whangaparaoa Peninsular from Tiritiri Matangi and have been observed to be breeding in Manly.

Conservation Status: Protected Endemic
Mainland Status: Common throughout NZ south of Waikato.
Size: 20cm, 34g (males), 26g (females)
Life Span: Oldest recorded 8+ Years
Breeding: September – January
Diet: Mainly nectar and fruit, some invertebrates

http://www.tiritirimatangi.org.nz/Fauna/Tui.htm
red45, dew77, Dando, scottevers7, liquidsunshine, blue-velvet29, wallhalla15, PDP, jimbob, livios, hummingbird24, jeanpaul, Luc has marked this note useful
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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-02-16 3:50]

Hello Janice!
Wonderful capture.POV,lighting,details,sharpness
and your cute model are excellent.
TFS..:-)

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2006-02-16 4:08]

Hi Janice!
Fantastic post my friend. Many new Maori words to enjoy and cute bird. I like its crooked beak, summer mood, greens. Silver accents on its feathers also look very nice.

Hi Janice,
Great capture of this beautiful bellbird,
very nice colours and well composed.
Thanks for sharing!

Hi Janice!
It's a clear shot and the leaf does not affect the picture from my point of view.
In fact the green of the leaf seems to be complementing the colour of the bird's wings.
Ram

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 637 W: 32 N: 792] (3084)
  • [2006-02-16 5:18]

Hi Janice, great composition with excellent focus, colour and DOF. TFS.
Dean.

Leaves always seem to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, but that's life in the forest.
Quite a good shot apart from that, nice plumage detail.

Hi Janice,
What a beauty! I love all the diffrent colors of this little guy. Well composed and framed. Flash exposure did a great job. Detail is excellent. Looks great to me!
Scott

Good capture Janice,
No excuses needed, this is a great shot.
Good detail, colours and sharpness.
Composition and exposure are good. Good POV and framing.
Thanks for posting, enjoy the rest of the week.

Hello Janice,

Great capture, excellent dof, colors and composition.
unfortunate you had the leaf in the middle any way nature! can we change no..

Hi Janice!
Beautiful colors and light! Excellent composition, DOF and details. Great work!
TFS ;-)
regards
Dorota

Hello Janice,
another fine capture. Excellent composition, colours and POV/DoF. Great sharpness and as always, a great note too. Great work, very well done. Thank you.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2006-02-16 17:00]

Hi Janice, what a great looking thing. I've not seen one before so I'm glad you posted it. It's a shame the leaf was there but hey ho, that's the way it is sometimes. Well done.

Hi Janice,

Brilliant colours and very fast bird to capture, a great exposure and POV. Nice one.

Jim

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2006-02-16 20:08]

Janice, a great bird, a great photo.

I like pov and composition. The blurred bg is nice too. Vivid and colorful shades. Lovely pose.

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1576 W: 5 N: 2180] (12248)
  • [2006-02-16 20:46]

Une bonne présentation,l'éclairage est parfait et les couleurs sont bien exposées.Félicitations pour la netteté et le beauté de l'oiseau.

Merci Janice!


Joseph

Quite the catch is he?

Certainly a cutie, and you have captured him well, leaf or no leaf. ;-)

Especially nice is the look he gives you and the catchlight in his eye.

Great notes and composition.

Thank you Janice!

Well seen, beautiful bird. The leaf is disturbing a bit.

Hello Janice!
What a cute bird.I liked POV,eye contact,details,
blurred BG a lot.
Thanks for sharing.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2006-02-23 3:10]

Very good.
Thank you again and again, mf Janice.
Sorry, I have no time these days to write complete comments.
Very well done. Well deserved icon.

Salut Janice
très belle prise de vue belle composition les contraste sont bon et de très belles couleurs
Bravo et merci...JP

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