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Corn Bunting-I
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Copyright: volkan pek (volkan) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 450 W: 16 N: 1054] (6686)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-05
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70s, AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor ED 70-300mm F4.5-5.6
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Buntings-Kiraz Kusugiller [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-05-05 8:39
Viewed: 660
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 50
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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

Genus: Miliaria
Brehm, 1831
Species: M. calandra


Binomial name
Miliaria calandra

The Corn Bunting, Miliaria calandra, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. It is the sole member of the genus Miliaria, although a few authorities place it in the large genus Emberiza.

It breeds across southern and central Europe, north Africa and Asia across to Mongolia. It is mainly resident, but some birds from colder regions of central Europe and Asia migrate southwards in winter.

The Corn Bunting is a bird of open country with trees, such as farmland and weedy wasteland. It has declined greatly in northwest Europe due to intensive agricultural practices depriving it of its food supply of weed seeds and insects, the latter especially when feeding young.

This is an unusual bunting because the sexes appear similar in plumage, although the males are approximately 20% larger than females. This large bulky bunting is 16-19cm long, has male and female plumages similar, and lacks the showy male colours, especially on the head, common in the genus Emberiza. Both sexes look something like larks, with streaked grey-brown above, and whitish underparts.


Adult male singing.Males defend territories in the breeding season and can be polygynous, with up to three females per breeding male. The population sex ratio is generally 1:1, which means some males remain unmated during a season. Males play only a small role in parental care; they are not involved in nest building or incubation, and only feed the chicks when they are over half grown.

Ref:Wikipedia

Juyona, mikou, taba, SkyF, ridvan, vanderschelden, uleko, jaycee, lee, pvb, Alex99, satish_h, fiyo, ramthakur, Argus, izler has marked this note useful
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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2079 W: 6 N: 2088] (13475)
  • [2007-05-05 8:46]

Hola Volkan,
preciosa captura,
bella calandra,
buen pov y espectacular detalles...
saludos amigo.

Hi Volkan,
that's wonderful, I love the pose of this pretty bird, very good shot, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 863 W: 73 N: 1348] (5265)
  • [2007-05-05 9:07]

Hi Volkan.
Excellent capture with very nice pose of this beautiful bird on branch.I like composition and fresh leaves around bird.Very good focus and DOF.Details and colors are amazing.Superb blurry BG too.Great work!!Thank you for sharing.
Best greetings Milos.

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2007-05-05 9:17]

Hello Volkan,
this looks lovely, the neutral BG does show off this bird very well. You captured a lot of great details and colors in the birds plumage. POV, sharpness and composition are very nice.
Sky

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  • taba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 468 W: 126 N: 280] (1548)
  • [2007-05-05 9:18]

I Volkan
this photo is like a painture...
very good DOF, POV, sharpness and colours.
the BG is awesome.
well done.
Taba

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  • ridvan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 563 W: 0 N: 1148] (5188)
  • [2007-05-05 10:05]

selam volkan; bu sevimli kusu cok yakın ve guzel pozlamissin ,her sey cok hos olmus,tebrikler .TFS
ridvan

Hi Volkan,
Well composed Passirine image.
Perched well and a great background.
TFS
Annick

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2543 W: 170 N: 7734] (24475)
  • [2007-05-05 10:38]

Hello Volkan,
Brilliant capture of this Corn Bunting in a nice pose. Great sharpness and beautiful light! Lovely soft green background too.
Many thanks, Ulla

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  • clnaef Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 769 W: 59 N: 640] (6614)
  • [2007-05-05 10:47]

Bonjour,
J'aime bien ces photos de teintes assez uniformes.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1859 W: 8 N: 4820] (15621)
  • [2007-05-05 10:47]

Hi Volkan,

This is marvelous! The bunting is beautiful. The setting and composition are absolutely stunning. Beautiful colors, sharp details, wonderful pose and bg. Just a superb picture.

Jane

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  • lee Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 38 W: 0 N: 24] (84)
  • [2007-05-05 10:49]

Hi Volken, this is a very nice shot here. Wonderful display of the bird on the branch. I love natural habitat which you have here ans doesn't distract but adds a nice touch to the photo as well. Nice bokeh. Great detail and a nice little catchlight in the eye. Like the composition. VERY well done, thanks.

Lee

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  • pvb Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 381 W: 20 N: 522] (1815)
  • [2007-05-05 11:23]

Hi Volkan,
Very good sharp and detailed photo of this lovely bird. Nice pose and very nice composition.
TFS Paula

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3138 W: 148 N: 4730] (15283)
  • [2007-05-05 12:35]

Hi Volkan.
I congratulate you on such beautiful and skillfully done picture. It is simply amazing. Pictured subject is wonderful. Razor sharpness, excellent details, terrific light are looked perfectly. Pose of the bird and its glance, your POV and precisely selected DOF, smoothness and beautifulness of BG allow me to say BRAVO. OUTSTANDING shot. TFS and best regards.
Alexei.

Hi Pek,
classic picture. Perfect compo and lighting. Very neat image, of the bird. framing is good too.

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 944 W: 5 N: 2312] (8618)
  • [2007-05-05 13:23]
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Merhaba Volkan bey,
tam anlamıyla mükemmel bir fotoğraf olmuş.Özellikle ışık ve netlik harika.
Giderek yükselen başarı grafiğinizden dolayı sizi kutlarım. Selamlar..

This is your finest bird picture till date, Volkan.
The image is perfect in every respect.
Congratulations and keep giving us more of such first-rate nature images.
TFS.

Well, as far as I can tell this is a perfect photo of this bunting. I love the simplicity of color and composition. I love where you placed her in the frame. The depth of field is perfect with the bird and leaves in focus and the background deliciously blurred. Great work.

TFS
Evelynn : )

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2707 W: 139 N: 7809] (24333)
  • [2007-05-05 15:54]

Hello Volkan,
Great capture of a Corn Bunting with excellent sharpness, BG, compo and POV. Fine lighting too
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

Merhaba Volkan, splendid bird with great èpose, wonderful details and great sharpness, bravo, ciao Silvio

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  • twin Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 268 W: 17 N: 504] (3247)
  • [2007-05-06 12:25]

Selam Patron,

yakın ve net olmuş... eline sağlık...

biraz fazla sature etmişsin kuşun üzeri de yeşil olmuş gibi...

bu arada ikiz bana aldı kamuflaj... :)

  • Great 
  • Nilson Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 351 W: 0 N: 297] (2246)
  • [2007-05-06 20:33]

Bonito passaro e bela foto bem focada e agradavel,esta exelente a imagem meus parabéns.
Nilson

Hello Volkan,
This is fine close-up work, wonderful details are captured in the feather coat!
Good angle of light, and the bird gives a nice posture...
Well framed subject with attractive colours!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hoca iyi bir mesafeden çekmişsin ..
kaliteli olmuş fotoğraf ..
eline sağlık ..

  • Great 
  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1302 W: 79 N: 869] (8336)
  • [2007-05-15 10:25]

selam pek
bizim oralarda demek bu da varmis; oldukca sevimli ve guzel bu kiraz kusunu iyi yakalamissin dogrusu
kompozisyon, bakis acisi, arka plan, isik, renkler, netlik, detaylar, bilgi notu ve cerceve basarili olmus
eline saglik
selamlar
izler

Beautiful. What a nice shot. Very nicely done.

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