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The great kiskadee


The 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: 2005-01-14
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon Powershot Pro1
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-08-11 12:04
Viewed: 985
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The note below, extracted from www.nhptv.org/natureworks/greatkiskadee.htm, explains the name of this bird in English. Even though, I must say that, here in Brazil, we call it "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.

Tomorrow, I intend to post a photo showing the front part of this very same bird.
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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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ISO: 50
Post process on Photoshop CS2
Sharpness through Intellisharpen II (www.fredmiranda.com).
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  • Great 
  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3100 W: 234 N: 5929] (20008)
  • [2005-08-11 12:16]

Olà Livio. A great view of the back of the great kiskadee. I saw some in Costa Rica, but have only noticed them from the front.This one is well-captured with sharp details and good composition. I really like the POV and the pose. Well done and TFS. : )

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2192 W: 124 N: 2599] (8406)
  • [2005-08-11 12:31]

Not an easy shot Livio,
with the bird with a dark head, but the moment from taking the shot is great, he looks in the camera, yes thats a nice detail, the composition is well meade and the pov is good enough,the dof is nice, very good job my friend,
gr. Jaap

Hello Livio,

Well done on this interesting bird, with its very sad look.

The colors are unusual and I am looking forward to tomorrow's posting in order to see the other side.

Great capture, and composition, thank you for sharing.

Anna-Lu

first time for me. great looking bird. the note is really helpful. TFS!

Livio, very nice capture with great colours and sharpness/dof. Very good composition.

Good shot. Nice bird and nice composition.

DOF is excellent.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2951 W: 366 N: 3779] (11763)
  • [2005-08-11 17:25]
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Hi Livio, good shot. I wonder if there is a little too much space but it's a great looking bird and good details. Did you apply a Gaussian blur to the BG?

Nice work.

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  • cedryk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 969 W: 57 N: 1662] (5072)
  • [2005-08-11 18:21]

Nice bird in a good pose. Well exposed too.TFS!

Nice shot Livio,
Good detail and great POV. Nicely exposed. Nicely composed. Excellent notes and nicely framed.
Well captured, thanks for posting.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2005-08-12 2:42]

Hello Livio!
Very nice capture.POV is very nice.Sharpness,details and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2816 W: 75 N: 7977] (26973)
  • [2005-08-12 2:51]

Hi Livio!

Very good photo for this unknown to me bird. I like its pose, POV and composition. Brown/orange colours of BG made great desert mood. Good work!

Hello Livio!
Lovely capture.POV,pose of bird and composition are wonderful.Thanks for sharing.

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 314 W: 0 N: 352] (1349)
  • [2005-08-12 5:20]

Hi Livio, he look pretty serious.. :P Good DOF, composition and details. Did he know that you are at the back taking photo of him? Nice captured, thanks for sharing and have a good weekend...

Nice shot Livio

Good behind POV. Nice details. Good exposure. The background colour is lovely giving the image a nice contrast. Well done. Thanks

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1674 W: 5 N: 2130] (11894)
  • [2005-08-12 6:40]

Bravo Livio!

L'oiseau est très jolie et le sujet s'harmonise bien avec l'environnement.

Félicitations pour la netteté et le focus.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2052 W: 315 N: 4301] (14719)
  • [2005-08-12 7:32]

Hi Livio, I have no time to write a decent comment. I give to you the well deserved smily.
Day thought: Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. ~ Carl Jung ~
Thank you for sharing pictures and notes and for the enjoyment which they give to me.

Great capture and look-back pose Livio. Very good details, colors and light..Excellent note, Well done!

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