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Violaceous Euphonia (f)


Violaceous Euphonia (f)
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Copyright: Peter van Zoest (PeterZ) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1199 W: 68 N: 2473] (8159)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-30
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70, AF Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6 G, Digital RAW
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-08-29 8:41
Viewed: 547
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is the last photo in the serie of the Casimiro de Abreu photos. It’s the female of the Violaceous Euphonia of the photo yesterday. For me it was conspicuous that the male tanagers and euphonias were so different from the females. The females in general had all inconspicuous colours. A good protective colouring when they are breeding.
The Violaceous Euphonia, Euphonia violacea, is a small passerine bird. It is a resident breeder from Trinidad, Tobago and eastern Venezuela south to Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.
It occurs in forests, second growth and plantations of cocoa and citrus fruit. The ball nest is built on a bank, tree stump or cavity and the normal clutch is four, sometimes three, red-blotched white eggs, which are incubated by the female.
Adult Violaceous Euphonias are 11.4 cm long and weigh 14 g. The male has glossy blue-black upperparts and a deep golden yellow forehead and underparts. The female and immature are olive green above and greenish yellow below.
These are social birds which eat mainly small fruit and only rarely take insects. The Violaceous Euphonia’s song is a varied mix of musical notes, squeaks, chattering and imitation.
Members of the genus Euphonia are prized as cage birds and several are threatened by trapping, but this species benefits from its relatively inaccessible habitat.
Source: Wikipedia
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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 751 W: 0 N: 1506] (6872)
  • [2007-08-29 8:52]

Hi Peter
Very nice image.Excellent POV and DOF.Your image is very sharp with nice detaisl and colors.I like that catch light in the eye.
TFS Michel

Hello Peter
Very intersting spiece to shoot,
Perfect details, lighting and DOF,
Superb shot,Welldone.

Good Luck
Fartash

Hello Peter,
Another beautiful bird you captured in Rio.
TFS
Annick

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 511 W: 8 N: 1096] (4054)
  • [2007-08-29 10:24]

Hello Peter,
Very beautiful bird! Lovely colors
Wonderful composition and great POV
I also like the pose by the bird

Everton.

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1022 W: 5 N: 2801] (10142)
  • [2007-08-29 11:12]

Hola Peter.- Bella imagen. Agradables los colores de este pequeño Pajarillo. Fina pose. Saludos Luis52.

Nice one, Peter!
TFS
Ralf

Hi Peter,
Nice image of this Euphonia.
Fine composition, color, pose, and focus, and BG.
TFS
Richard

Hi Peter

Very nice work. Love the composition. Good colours. Well done.

Excellent capture.
Great sharpness and plumage details
Well exposed, great colours
I like it.

Chris

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1329 W: 107 N: 4785] (21248)
  • [2007-08-31 9:48]

Hello Peter, very good picture of that bird. Great sharpness, very good exposure, good pose of the bird and beautiful background. Well done,

Mario

Hello Peter superb catch the light is perfect love the balance of light and shadow in the body excellent pose too tfs rgds Necip.

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