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"My house is my kingdom"


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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: 2005-11-15
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: f/8, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Birds in Brazil 2, Nature in Patos de Minas 2 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-11-18 10:22
Viewed: 1071
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The title here is a line of the song "Meu Reino" (My Kingdom), by the Brazilian pop band Biquíni Cavadão.
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The bird and its home have the same colors. I could have changed this on Photoshop, but I decided to keep things like they were. Anyway, feel free to post workshops.

Here in Brazil, this bird is popularly known as "João-de-barro", something like "clayey-john.
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Family: FURNARIIDAE (Furnarius rufus)

Very little is known about the breeding and nesting habits of the ovenbird, since it is difficult to examine its nest without destroying it in the process. Still, it is known that during the wet winter months, the male and female work together to build the nest, after selecting a suitable nest site, usually in a tree or on a fence post, they begin building their hollowed-out nest with clay, strengthening it with grass and plant fibers.
When the clay has been baked hard by the sun, the birds continue to add clay and plant fibers to the edges of the nest and build up the walls until it has a dome shaped roof. The birds finish the nest by constructing a narrow, curving entrance chamber. The female lines the inner nesting chamber with grass and feathers. After mating, the female lays three to five white eggs. Because of the warmth trapped inside the clay nest, the eggs hatch very quickly, after approximately 20 days. The chicks grow their feathers, or fledge, in 18 days and remain with their parents for up to three months.
It is distributed across Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Argentina, in open country and flood plains. Common near human settlements. In South America, the ovenbird is called el hornero, "the house builder," and belongs to one of the largest families of birds. The ovenbird can be recognized by its distinctive song and is seen in settlements and on the edges of towns. Although populations have been affected by land clearances in some areas of the ovenbird's natural habitat, conservation measures do not appear to be necessary as this species has adapted well to man's intrusion on its habitat.

Length: 7-8 in.
Weight: Up to 2 oz.
Sexual maturity: Not known.
Number of broods: 1 per year.
Breeding season: Late winter; nest building during wettest months of the year.
Eggs: White, 3-5 per clutch.
Incubation period: Up to 20 days.
Fledging period: Up to 18 days.

Lifestyle
Call: Musical notes and thrills.
Habit: Rather shy. Lives in pairs year-round; pairs often mate for life.
Diet: Ground-dwelling insects, worms, and grubs.

(http://wonderclub.com/Wildlife/birds/ovenbird.html)
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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2005-11-18 10:46]

Hello Livio!
Wonderful capture.I liked sharpness,pose of bird,colors,details and composition a lot.TFS...:-)

Excellent capture Livio. The dof/sharpness is very good and show a lot of details all over the picture. I am glad you did not change the colours - they look very natural. The composition is perfect. All over a very interesting capture and together with the note it becomes very educational. TFS.

Hello Livio. Beautiful natural shot - very clear and colourful. Great composition and great details. Superb colours. Well done & TFS!

Very nice shot of the ovenbird. I find it to be to much of a coincidence that the birds plumage is very similiar in color to it's nest, this may not nessesarily be an advantage of camouflage when around the nest but where it collects its building materials, I'm thinking that the nest is so elaborate that it has to spend a great deal of time collecting the materials to build with, that it probably forages for food around the same area, and that the camouflage conceals it from preying eyes. Great shot Livio. Paul :)

Como sempre Lívio, nota excelente.
Um bom "close up" também! O famoso João de Barro. Tenho um no TN também!
O seu está ótimo. Só pelos detalhes dos pés já dá para imaginar o ganho de nitidez.
Arrisquei outro workshop para esta sua terrinha vermelha aí de Patos.
Grande abraço,
Wagner.

Very well seen and captured, Livio.

The same coloring in the bird and its home is probably a great survival advantage for him.

Nicely composed shot with wonderful sharp details.

As always, a pleasure to view your posts.

Thank you for sharing them.

Great shot Livio,
Very sharp detail, good colour, composition and POV.
Nice work, thanks for posting, have a great weekend.

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1674 W: 5 N: 2130] (11894)
  • [2005-11-18 15:31]

Good Shot Livio!

Le spécimen et la pose de celui ci dans son nid en font une belle prise nature.

Félicitations et merci pour l'envoie!

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  • Dave Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 527 W: 47 N: 674] (2171)
  • [2005-11-18 21:55]

Very nice!
The similar color between the nest and the bird works well here to me.
Thanks,
Dave

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3186] (10922)
  • [2005-11-19 1:51]

What an interesting bird and kingdom that you have nicely captured ! I also appreciate the complementary note... Congratulations Livio and thanks for sharing.

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1648 W: 79 N: 1438] (4742)
  • [2005-11-19 4:30]

Great shot Livio. I really like the low POV and the composition is great. Sharp details and nice colors. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

Great work Livio - This is an excellent closeup. Very sharp and detailed with a great pose & POV. Well composed and an Excellent note. Very good DOF showing the bird and the nest very nicely..Very well done my friend. Thank You!

Hi Livio,
An excellent shot! It has perfect color, and very sharp detail. A unique nest construction. Very well shown here. Nice work ny friend!
Scott

Excellent shot, natural works better in this scenario, prefer the as shot, well done, nice detail.

Grg

Hello Livio

Nice shot! Very good POV. Clarity and sharpness are spot on. Excellent work. Thanks.

Excellent!Very nice image, the colour really adds to the impact...
Well done...
Cesie

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  • nofer Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1219 W: 367 N: 805] (2225)
  • [2005-11-21 20:02]

Lindo... tenho tentado isso... um João na porta da casa... só tenho achado casas vazias!!! He... He...
Ficou ESPETACULAR! O "danado" ainda fez pose..
Nitidez, cores ótimas.
Muito bom trabalho.
TFS
Reynaldo

Very nice POV and very sharp. Some nice action withthe biord too. Well done, Livio.

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  • zeca Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 383 W: 14 N: 537] (2847)
  • [2006-02-06 23:02]

Excelente captura, Livio! Já fiquei em frente a uma casinha destas um tempão e não consegui fazer a foto por falta de uma teleobjetiva. Um dia faço! Por isso admiro muito a sua, que foi muito bem feita, com ótima luz e cores, mostrando fantástico foco e detalhes! Parabéns! As suas fotos e os seus textos são uma aula sobre aves!
Zeca

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