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Little Bird..Big Attitude


Little Bird..Big Attitude
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Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3817 W: 505 N: 8098] (27718)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-15
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM, Digital RAW 200, Hoya UV 77mm
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds of New Zealand, Green Birds [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-08-26 2:15
Viewed: 876
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I entered this image in my Camera Club's monthly competition and received 'Honours'. A great result. Thanks for looking.

Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)

Description: The Silvereye is a small (9.5cm - 12cm) bird with a conspicuous ring of white feathers around the eye, and belongs to a group of birds collectively known as white-eyes. The Silvereye shows interesting plumage variations across its range. The grey back and olive-green head and wings are found in birds through the east, while western birds have a uniformly olive-green back. Breeding birds of the east coast have yellow throats, pale buff flanks (side of the belly) and white on the undertail. Tasmanian birds have grey throats, chestnut flanks and yellow on the undertail. To complicate this, the birds in the east have regular migrations within Australia and may replace each other in their different areas for parts of the year. Birds in Western Australia have yellowish olive, rather than grey, backs. The contact call, a thin "psip", is given persistently.

There is only one similar species found on Australia's mainland. The Yellow White-eye, Z. luteus, lives in Australia's north and north-west. It is more brightly coloured above, is lemon yellow below and has a smaller white eye-ring. The ranges of the two species do overlap slightly.

Distribution and Habitat: Silvereyes may occur in almost any wooded habitat, especially commercial orchards and urban parks and gardens. They are more common in the south-east of Australia, but their range extends from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, through the south and south-west to about Shark Bay, Western Australia. They are also found in Tasmania. In the south of their range, Silvereyes move north each autumn, and move back south in late winter to breed.

Food and Feeding: Silvereyes feed on insect prey and large amounts of fruit and nectar, making them occasional pests of commercial orchards. Birds are seen alone, in pairs or small flocks during the breeding season, but form large flocks in the winter months.

The above obtained from: http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/silvereye.htm

IMAGE INFORMATION

Camera: Canon 20D
Time of day: 12:04 a.m.
Date: 15th July 2007
Weather conditions: Cloudy
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L IS
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/250
F-Stop: F/11
Focal Length: 320mm
ISO: 200
Support: Hand Held
Flash: Canon 580EX Speedlite
Original file type: Digital Raw
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Nice action shot, Pam!
Amazing colours, details and atmosphere
TFS
Ralf

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  • fthsm Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 147 W: 47 N: 435] (2909)
  • [2007-08-26 3:26]

Hi Pam,
I am trying to get a nice photo like this, for weeks. They are really shy.
TFS.

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 727 W: 98 N: 1694] (5406)
  • [2007-08-26 5:35]

Wow! That attitude really comes through here!
Superb PoV, excellent colours, details, and sharpness
TFS
silke

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2411 W: 94 N: 5569] (17712)
  • [2007-08-26 6:59]

Hello Pam,
What a fantastic colours with a great DOF. Very good sharpness, POV and pose of the bird.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Pam,

I can see why the image received honours. I like the pose of the bird. Great work with your flash. Well done.

Jan-Hendrik

Hi Pam, lovely little bird in splendid pose, wonderful colors and excellent sharpness, great blurry BG, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hi Pam,
Perfect DOF, good sharpness on this fluffy little bird... The colors are really nice on a perfect BG... And the pose...true, as you say, he shows a big attitude... Birds are this way...TFS

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2007-08-26 20:14]

Congrats on the Honours Pam - you certainly deserved it. He's a beauty and I love that open mouth - I'm trying to think who he reminds me of!! ??

Janice

Hi Pam,
This certainly is an unusual look at the Silvereye showing more character than we usually see from these birds.
Glad to see your photos are being recognised by your camera club.(I picked up a couple of 'Honours' for last months entries here too)
Great image.
Cheers,Steve

Very nice range of colours. Perfect focusing on head. Well captured, thank you.
Best wishes,
Achim

Congrats to you for the Honours - you certainly deserved it.

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  • Debz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 516 W: 0 N: 846] (3307)
  • [2007-08-29 3:21]

Hi Pam, camera club obviously recognises a good shot, well done! It is indeed a great shot, I love the pov which shows all of the beautiful plumage and colours. All is pin sharp with a perfect dof. Great compositon. Great work.
tfs
debz
ps: I always like your notes.

I sure am missing some of your work Pam. The wide open beak is a beauty of a capture. Lighting and details are brilliant.

Hi Pam,
Yes, I myself would give this one honors to as the details and colors are of excellent quality. I really like this silver eye, it is a very attractive little bird. :)

Excellent pose and "attitude" seen as you say Pam..
Perfect fill flash, excellent details..
Very well done...again :)
Howard

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2007-10-19 8:50]

Hello Pam, I really love this shot, small birds are hard to get and this one is just perfect ! Lots of action, great sharpness and superb light. Well done !

Mario

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