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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: 2006-02-26
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
Date Submitted: 2006-03-01 22:27
Viewed: 1408
Points: 60
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The same bird of my last post. I hope you don't mind.
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There is hardly a more diverse family of birds in the world than the Cuculidae. The variety ranges from parasitic songsters that lay their eggs in the nests of other birds (the classic Old World cuckoo) to large & rangy ground-feeders like the Guira Cuckoo of southern South America (above) to secretive beasts whose gurgling "waterbottle" calls can dominate an African landscape, such as the Burchell's Coucal. The biodiversity in this group may support the growing feeling among ornithologists that the wonderfully strange birds which comprise the current "family" should more properly separated into four to six different families. The relationship of the groups of these birds to each other is still very uncertain.

(www.montereybay.com/creagrus/cuckoos.html)
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It's a "bird of eastern tropical South America in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. It is 40 cm (16 inches) long, with gray-brown streaked body, short frowsy crest, and a thinner bill than that of its close relatives, the anis. Guiras live in small flocks in grasslands and feed on grasshoppers and other insects. Guiras, like anis, give off a strong, pungent odour".

(www.britannica.com/eb/article-9038447)
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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1674 W: 5 N: 2130] (11894)
  • [2006-03-01 22:34]

Excellente prise Livio!

Le plumage de l'oiseau est magnifique. Le Bg est éclatant et offre un joli contraste de couleurs avec le sujet.Félicitations pour l'éclairage et les belles couleurs.

Merci pour l'envoie.



joseph

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3464 W: 145 N: 5942] (17790)
  • [2006-03-01 22:57]

Livio, every time we see this fellow he looks so different. I love his tail fanned out like this; he's such a cutie. So I'm happy to see him again, and again!!
I noticed in the last photo too that he has a broken toe/claw, but it doesn't seem to worry him at all. Very well shown, thank you...
Janice

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  • Dave Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 527 W: 47 N: 674] (2171)
  • [2006-03-01 23:02]

Hi Livio,
Wow! A little fanning of the tail feathers...;-) Cute pose!
Excellent composition!
Thanks,
Dave
ps It looks like this one has lost a digit on its right claw...:-(

Excellent capture livio,

Superb colors, contrast, composition and DOF

TFS
Goutham

Awesome shot Livio!
I really like the POV and the Cuckoo's pose. It's so cute :) Lovely details and motion in the tail. The colours are wonderful. Really well done!
Claudia

marvelous shot again Livio,
fantastic capture with good details and a fantastic pov and a great dof, very good job.
gr. jaap

Very good shot Livio,
Good detail, colours and sharpness.
Composition and exposure are good. Good POV, notes and framing.
Thanks for posting, have a great end to the week.

  • Great 
  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 787 W: 31 N: 20] (5002)
  • [2006-03-02 2:46]

Hi Livio,
very nice portrait. Good details and DOF. Ilike the colours also. Good captured and well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2816 W: 75 N: 7977] (26973)
  • [2006-03-02 3:04]

Of course we don't mind, Livio! This bird is simply fantastic and its todays pose is even better than last one. I like blurred tail - it adds dynamics to composition.

ps. you wrote that you never saw snow - man, come to Poland ;-) we've got snow from mid December this season!

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1586 W: 32 N: 1350] (3980)
  • [2006-03-02 3:35]

Hello Livio,
Another very nice capture,Its nice to see another shot of this bird.
Nice sharp detail,very good POV and a great oof background.
Great shot.

TFS

Very nice capture !

  • Great 
  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5747 W: 606 N: 3503] (9405)
  • [2006-03-02 3:51]

Hi Livio
Who is going to mind if it is such a lovely bird or composition. This guy seems to be a real poser. Well, as they say, “If you got it - advertise or flaunt it”. Somewhere he must have read the book.
As said, great pose, lovely composition, nice POV, crystal clear DOF, and magic BG.
Very good work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 956 W: 5 N: 2365] (8834)
  • [2006-03-02 3:57]

Excellent capture Livio,
Very good lighting, sharp and detailed image, very nice colours.

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  • honza Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 542 W: 0 N: 678] (4051)
  • [2006-03-02 4:57]

Very nice picture Livio. Very good moment, I like pose of the bird, sharpness and colors.

Hi Livio,
Another superb capture!
The colours are very nice, excellent work on DOF,
very sharp details and nicely framed.
Thanks for sharing!

Hi Livio,
Another great pose. The colors in this are very well saturated and beautiful. He looks so good on that post because he is so well seperated from that great looking OOF backround. EXCELLENT!
Scott

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-03-02 7:07]

Hello Livio!
Very nice capture.I liked POV,simple BG,angry expression on face,
lighting,colors and composition a lot.TFS...:-)

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3186] (10922)
  • [2006-03-02 7:12]

Wow ! What a funny and interesting bird that you have very well captured ! Great effect on its tail. Congratulations Livio and thanks for sharing.

Mind? Who would mind? ;-)
Excellent POV and framing. Very nice pose and I like the motion of the spread tail feathers, shown so well. Great BG also. I noticed the Guiras has recently lost a toe?
Very well done mf.

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  • gelor Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 128 W: 3 N: 12] (517)
  • [2006-03-02 12:38]

Bonsoir Livio,
Quel superbe oiseau ! Un plumage magnifique et bien rendu. Du très beau travail ! Merci.
Gérard

Beautiful, Livio! A dramatic pose, motion blur of the tail shows action, and the expression and angle of the head are wonderful.

Hi Livio

Sorry, no time for a proper critique today, but enough time to see that this deserves a big green :-)! TFS.

Hi Livio,
no - I don't mind - you can show much more shots of this pretty bird, I love him.
Just perfect, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Hi Livio!
Wow! Wonderfull colors and pose ;-) Great composition, POV, DOF and details. Perfect work!
TFS;-)
regards
Dorota

  • Great 
  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 884 W: 2 N: 616] (2070)
  • [2006-03-02 16:33]

Hello Livio ,what a beautifull shot , a beauty bird , good details colours pov and dof ,good work . Greeting Teunie .

Olá Livio,
grande foto, como sempre. Ótimas cores e grandeza nos detalhes! Muito boa!!!

Francisco sales

Excellent shot Livio, excellent colours, great lighting, details and sharpness, nice bg and contrast. This is another excellent great composition with this beautiful bird. Very well done, thank you for posting.
Greetings,
Heinz

  • Great 
  • taba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 468 W: 126 N: 281] (1562)
  • [2006-03-03 9:11]

olá Livio
achei incrivel esta foto do cuco! principalmente a pose, esta fantastica !
Ótimo POV e DOF e tudo mais.. :)
É um passaro bem bonito, e bem fotografado, gostei mais desta que da outra, pela posição em que se encontra o cuco.
parabens,
abraços, Taba

Hi Livio,
Very beautiful capture, colors,lighting,POV,framing,sharpness and composition are super!TFS.Hilmi

  • Great 
  • nofer Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1219 W: 367 N: 805] (2225)
  • [2006-03-03 21:05]

Em Avaré.... He... He... (você conhece a piada né? - Onde você mora? - Once more)
Muito boa foto. A nitidez, cores e composição estão muito bons.
TFS
Reynaldo

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