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Turdus merula


Turdus merula
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Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3816 W: 503 N: 8087] (27684)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08-22
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 10D, Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM, Digital RAW 100, Hoya UV 77mm
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: South Island Winter Holiday 2005
Date Submitted: 2006-02-13 3:31
Viewed: 1417
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This one is out of the archives from the South Island trip we took last Winter. Thanks for looking.

Blackbird (Turdus merula)

AKA: Common blackbird

The males live up to their name but, confusingly, females are brown often with spots and streaks on their breasts. The bright orange-yellow beak and eye-ring make adult male blackbirds one of the most striking garden birds. One of the commonest UK birds, its mellow song is also a favourite.

Breeding: Blackbirds are birds of woodland and heaths which have readily adapted to farmland and gardens. They like areas with bushes, shrubs and trees, and nearby open ground and short grass.

Wintering: Blackbirds which come here for the winter like suitable cover for roosting - shrubs and trees - with feeding areas nearby. Often found along berry-bearing hedges and in open fields.

Where to see it: Found everywhere in gardens and countryside and from coasts to hills, although not on the highest peaks.

What does it eat?: Insects, worms and berries.

What does it sound like?: A mellow, fluty song. Calls include 'chink, chink' and a clattering, ringing alarm phrase.

When to see it: All year round.

The above obtained from http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/b/blackbird/index.asp

IMAGE INFORMATION

Camera: Canon 10D
Time of day: 1:59 p.m.
Date: 22nd August 2005
Weather conditions: Overcast
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L IS
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/30
F-Stop: F/5.6
Focal Length: 400mm
ISO: 100
Original file type: Digital Raw
dew77, AndyB, ALIRIZA, wallhalla15, samos, marhowie, liquidsunshine, Alan_Kolnik 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)
  • [2006-02-13 3:59]

Hello Pam!
Wonderful capture.Details on black feathers are wonderful.I liked POV,colors,contrast,pose of bird
and composition a lot.TFS...:-)

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1391 W: 32 N: 1350] (3982)
  • [2006-02-13 4:34]

Hello Pam,
A great capture.
Excellent pose and POV,very good DOF.
Very well done.

TFS

Hi Pam!
Wonderful macro, very beautiful. It's very close and well detailed.I liked POV,colors,lighting and composition also.Congratulations,

Hello Pam, this is a great photo. Great colours, excellent sharpness, a very nice composition. Thanks for posting.
Greetings,
Heinz

Great capture Pam, these guys are not easy to near.
Good composition and exposure, well done.

uhu very well done birds.. great capture... nice shadow and colours... cool photo:) regards

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  • samos Gold Star Critiquer [C: 81 W: 4 N: 2] (39)
  • [2006-02-13 7:35]

Hello Pam this shot of this bird is beautiful sharpenss details POV and DOF are excellent very nice work have a good week regards Stavros

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3059 W: 231 N: 6139] (20984)
  • [2006-02-13 11:06]

You did a great job on this blackbird. The values of the black are well rendered in your shot. Great POV, sharp details, and beautiful light. Great color contrast of the beak and plumage. Well done and TFS. : )

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2006-02-13 13:01]

Good one again Pam, a great pose from the bird, you did a great job to capture it.
Well exposed and a very good sharpness, thanks,

Mario

Hi,
I take time away from work also, so no time for a decent comment.
But I like it very much! ;-} Later,
Howard

Hi Pam,
Good detail, colours and sharpness.
Composition and exposure are good. Good POV and framing.
Thanks for posting, have a great week.

Really well composed, natural shot of this bird. Technically excellent as well - sharp, well exposed, and showing all the distinctive features.

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