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Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4029 W: 529 N: 8227] (27488)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-17
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM, Digital RAW 200, Hoya UV 77mm
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-05-09 0:31
Viewed: 700
Points: 20
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Silvereye

Scientific name: Zosterops lateralis
Family: Zosteropidae
Order: Passeriformes

Description: The Silvereye is a small bird with a conspicuous ring of white feathers around the eye, and belongs to a group of birds 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.

Similar species: 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: Silvereyes 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.

Habitat: Silvereyes may occur in almost any wooded habitat, especially commercial orchards and urban parks and gardens.

Seasonal movements: In the south of their range, Silvereyes move north each autumn, and move back south in late winter to breed.

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.

Breeding: Silvereye pairs actively defend a small territory. The nest is a small, neatly woven cup of grasses, hair, and other fine vegetation, bound with spider web. It is placed in a horizontal tree fork up to 5m above the ground. The nest is constructed by both sexes, who both also incubate the bluish-green eggs. If conditions are suitable two to three clutches will be raised in a season.

The above obtained from http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/finder/display.cfm?id=34

IMAGE INFORMATION

Camera: Canon 20D
Time of day: 10:47 p.m.
Date: 17th April 2006
Weather conditions: Clear
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L IS
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/1250
F-Stop: F/5.6
Focal Length: 400mm
ISO: 200
Original file type: Digital Raw
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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1702 W: 5 N: 2122] (11724)
  • [2008-05-09 1:38]

Bonjour Pam,

Belle photo,le timing est parfait et les détails sont superbe.
J'aime les couleurs et l'exposition.
Merci.
Joseph

hi Pam!
Great capture, very sharp and detailed. If You have a moment check my workshop, I've made a brighter version.
Cheers
Adrian

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 335 W: 3 N: 370] (1093)
  • [2008-05-09 2:16]

Hi Pam,
Beautiful singing silvereye.You caught it very well.Timing,colors and details are perfect.
Thanks for posting.

Hi Pam,

Just beautiful you've managed to get a lot closer to this Silvereye using the same lens then I did, superb detail, wonderful POV, and the perfect blue sky backdrop, really lovely work, all the best,

Cheers Rick :)

Hi Pam
Wonderful capture and pose
Can hear him singing from here in australia
Nice color tones and detail in the feathers
tfs jon

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 327 W: 0 N: 280] (1615)
  • [2008-05-09 9:55]

Hi Ram
this is a very nice colors and composition
well done

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1085 W: 58 N: 2140] (7179)
  • [2008-05-09 11:01]

Hello Pam,
Amazing photo of this Silvereye. Excellent colours and light in a great contrast against the blue BG. Very good sharpness and details. Fantastic composition.
Regards,
Peter

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  • thor68 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 718 W: 117 N: 1032] (4567)
  • [2008-05-09 14:16]

wow, silvereye, that fits, excellent capture, i can almost here him sing, all around from the other side of the world. wonderful
clear and detailed shot, the colors are great as well as the sharpness, i just agree with adrian,
it deserves a little bit more brightness. excellent job & take care, thor.

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  • inked Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 125 W: 0 N: 214] (634)
  • [2008-05-12 22:33]

hi Pam,
very nice, and appropriately titled pic. amazing detail, really nice lighting. great pose and pov. fantastic composition too. well done! tfs
Gethin

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2726 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-05-22 21:15]

Hello Pam

So good to see posts again.
This is lovely,excellent sharpness and details.
Wonderful plumage definition and colours.
Great job.
TFS
Rob

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