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A wet great kiskadee


A wet great kiskadee
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Copyright: Livio Soares de Medeiros (livios) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-23
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM, Hoya 77mm UV
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/1250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-10-03 22:06
Viewed: 1133
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
We call this bird "bem-te-vi". It is an onomatopoeia. When people listen to the bird's voice, they think it sounds similar to words which, in Portuguese, can be understood as “I saw you well” or “Honey, I saw you”. Therefore, the "bem-te-vi" offers us, Brazilians, a suggestive singing.
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Lanius

The great kiskadee is a large member of the flycatcher family. It is about ten inches in length. It has black and white stripes on the crown and sides of its head. It has a white line above its eyes. Its chest and undersides are a bright yellow and its throat is white. Its back and wings are brown and its bill and legs are black.

The great kiskadee lives in open woodlands, streamside thickets, groves, orchards and parks.

The great kiskadee can be found from extreme southern Texas south to Argentina.

The great kiskadee eats insects like beetles, wasps, grasshoppers, bees and moths. Despite the fact that it is a flycatcher, it also eats berries, seeds, mice, frogs, fish and lizards. It also will dive straight into the water to catch fish.

Kiskadees are monogamous. A male will mate with only one female. Mating season begins in late March. The female great kiskadee lays two to five creamy-white and brown speckled eggs in a domed nest made of sticks, grass, moss and bark. The nest has a single entry hole and is lined with soft material like wool and feathers. The nest is usually built in a thorn tree or bush. Both parents defend the nesting territory and care for the young.

The great kiskadee is named for its loud "kis-ka-dee" call. It travels in pairs and aggressively protects its nesting territory. One of its most feared predators is the coral snake and the kiskadee will stay away from anything that has the same color pattern as the coral snake.
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Hi Livo,
Good to see you back!!! An excellent shot on this colorful fellow. Good exposure has nice looking colors and sharp detail in the plumage. Excellent blue sky backround. Looks great!
Scott

Lovely bird, like the detail and light in the eye, well taken.

Greg

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3464 W: 145 N: 5942] (17790)
  • [2006-10-04 0:39]

Hello, hello Livio. Good to see you...
I can remember you posting photos of this bird before, the brown and yellow are very interesting colours. It's good to look up at him like this, as it shows off his yellow feathers. And you even show the catchlight in his eye too. Well done,
Janice

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1674 W: 5 N: 2130] (11894)
  • [2006-10-04 2:21]

Bonne prise Livio!

Bravo pour la pose de l'oiseau et la couleurs de cest yeux.
Merci!
joseph

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2816 W: 75 N: 7977] (26973)
  • [2006-10-04 2:34]

Hello Livio!

Good to see you again my friend!

Another trophy from birds' hunting :-) ? This one looks very nice. I like its yellow feathers and amber light. Low POW is also good.

Excellent capture Livio & good to see a post from you again. Very sharp and detailed, perfect DOF.
The color and the exposure is very nice as well :)
I like the upward POV with the bird presenting at a nice angle..
Very well done.

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-10-04 9:07]

No es tu mejor foto amigo mío, pero es una gran foto sin dudas.
Aquí a esta ave la llamamos benteveo y la has retratado con un bello POV, naturales colores y muy buena agudeza y composición.
En estas escenas, no es posible elegir mucho el fondo de las mismas... la hojas interfieren levemente con la visión de la cabeza, pero no desmerecen la calidad de la presentación.
Un fuerte abrazo... Ricardo

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2754 W: 147 N: 7948] (24747)
  • [2006-10-04 13:20]

Hello Livio,
Fine clear shot of the G. Kiskadee (the name 'kiskadee' itself is also onomatopoeic)
The colour of your shot is attractive, as is the comp.
TFS, regards, Ivan

Hi Livio,
nice to see again a shot of you, a beautiful bird up in the tree. His eye has such a nice glance in the sunlight. Beautiful, thanks and greetings to you
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-10-04 14:09]

Hello Livio,
Nice to see a new post from you again:)Wonderful capture.I liked POV,clear details,colors and composition a lot.
TFS...:-)

Bonjour Livio
Belle prise avec d'excellents détails. Cet oiseau est très beau mais je n'ai jamais pu en voir un encore sur le site...Une excellente photo.
Merci et au revoir...JP
Les sourire demain

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  • mlines Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 509 W: 17 N: 555] (2560)
  • [2007-01-06 20:09]

Hi Livio. Very good composition of this native bird high in the tree. I admire your clarity which i only dream about getting one day. Excellent colours. TFS. Murray.

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