Blue Faced Honey Eater

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Blue Faced Honey Eater
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Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4029 W: 529 N: 8227] (27488)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-06
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon 70-200mm F/2.8L IS + EF 1.4X II Ex, Digital RAW 400, Hoya UV 77mm
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-05-09 2:23
Viewed: 1279
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
BLUE-FACED HONEYEATER

Description: The Blue Faced Honey Eater is a a brightly coloured, bold and loud bird, found in the bush as well as in town. It grows to 26cm. The adults have a distinctive blue skin patch around their eyes. It has a bright olive back with a black head and throat. Its underbody is white. Young Blue Faced Honey Eaters have a green facial patch.

Habitat: The Blue Faced Honey Eater is common in open eucalypt forests, trees along water courses, plantations, clumps of trees around farms, suburban gardens and parks.

Food: The Blue Faced Honey Eater's beak is shaped to allow it to drink nectar from flowers and it particularly likes the nectar of trees such as the fern-leaved grevillea, Grevillea pteridifolia. They also eat insects, and fruit.

Breeding: Blue Faced Honey Eater's lay their egg from June to January. They often use discarded nests of other birds e.g. Bab-blers.

Status: Common . It is found in Northern and Eastern Australia, also southern New Guinea.

IMAGE INFORMATION

Camera: Canon 20D
Time of day: 4:29 p.m.
Date: 6th May 2007
Weather conditions: Dark Inside Free Flight Aviary
Lens: Canon 70-200mm F/2.8L IS USM
Extender: Canon EF 1.4X II
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/250
F-Stop: F/8
Focal Length: 280mm
ISO: 200
Original file type: Digital Raw
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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3082 W: 231 N: 5811] (19540)
  • [2007-05-09 2:52]

Amazing bird, Pam.
That blue patch around the eye is truly stunning.
Birds are just so incredible.
We must see hundreds of species of birds here on TN,
but everyday we still get to see new species.
A great POV.
Just love the colors and markings.
TFS. : )

Hi Pam,
Lovely close-up of this Honeyeater! I have seen Honeyeaters here but not with the blue face! Stunning! Great sharpness and details on the feathers and that blue patch is lovely. Well done and TFS
Cheers Tina :-)

Pam ....the quality of this image is superb. Colour and detail works so well.
I would love to see one of these.

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 980 W: 17 N: 2559] (9440)
  • [2007-05-09 10:02]

Hi Pam,

overall an amazing presentation, the frame works really well and as for the bird itself - excellent! The detail on the right hand side is very good too.

Impressive work as always,

Paul

Pam, this is lovely.

Great composition and pov. i like pose and colors too - a very beautiful bird.

Great note as usual.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2726 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-05-10 23:48]

Hello Pam

Wow what a beautiful bird.The eye detail is amazing.Wonderful colours and very good contrast.Your usual sharp focus and details.TFS
Rob

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