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Male Chaffinch


Male Chaffinch
Photo Information
Copyright: Kathleen Shepherd (Kathleen) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 381 W: 105 N: 978] (2965)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-09-04
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 450D, Canon 70-200mm f4 L USM + 1.4x ext
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/320 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds of New Zealand [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-09-06 2:19
Viewed: 651
Points: 48
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelabs)

Reference: Chaffinch

Introduced from Europe and now abundant throughout New Zealand in both native and exotic forest, scrub, farmland, tussockland, parks and gardens.
An attractive finch with conspicuous white shoulder, wingbar and outer tail feathers. The adult male has a black forehead, blue-grey crown and nape, a rich pinkish-brown face and underparts fading to white on the belly and a reddish brown back and olive rump. The female is soft brownish grey, with a greenish rump and prominent white wingbars on a darker wing.
Chaffinch feed mainly on the ground and eat a mix of seeds (cereals and brassicas, weeds and pine), invertebrates such as spiders, caterpillars, moths, flies and aphids, and small fruits of native trees and shrubs.
Breeding is between September and late January. A neat well camouflaged nest of grasses and lichens lined with hair, feathers and wool is built in a tree fork. A clutch of 3 – 6 greyish blue eggs with purplish blotches is incubated by the female for 11 – 15 days. The eggs hatch over 1 – 3 days and are brooded by the female. After the fledgling period of 10 – 16 days they continue to be fed by both parents for c. 3 weeks.
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Hello Kathleen ,

Very nice composition with great colors and sharpness, very well done,
TFS
Regards
Jean-Michel

Hi Kathleen,
A beautiful photo. Excellent color and exposure. A fine POV and composition . Detail is outstanding. Very well done.

TFS
Jim

Well composed, rich colors and a great angle on the bird. Good to see you post. We miss you when you're not around. I get used to looking for what Kathleen...or that girl from New Zealand... posted. :D

Lovely shot of this Chaffinch sitting on a Camelia bud Kathy.
Great colours and detail.
Nicely composed.
Cheers,Steve

Hi Kathleen,
A lovely capture!
I like so much the POV and all the clear/sharp details got on the bird.
The colours and patterns on the plumage looks so beautiful, in this good pose.
The slight red on the bud under the birds adds some colour accent to the image.
Well done and thanks fr share it.
My best regards,
JM

It is most interesting to learn of the many species introduced from Europe, as opposed those things which are native and sometimes exclusively so. This line of introduction to a new country from Europe is an area I would like to explore more. Very nicely pictured Kathleen.
Bob

Excellent image. Nice and sharp with good eye contact. We can see the nice textures and subtle colors of the finch. Good perch and background too. Well done.

TFS!
Reid

Sweet Finch image Kathleen.
Fine composition, light, color, POV/pose, DOF.
TFS
Richard

Hello Kathleen
This is a great natural composition..I struggle to capture the male chaffinch even though he visits my garden daily..the colours are spot on and pin sharp.
Best Regards and TFS
Paul

Hallo Kathleen,
Een zeer mooie scherpe opname,prachtig van kleur!t.f.s.

This is a excellent, sharp image Kathleen. The colors are very natural, the exposure right on and the placement of the subject is perfect. I think your copyright might have worked better on the other corner. Where it is conflicts with your subject.

TFS
Evelynn : )

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2463 W: 168 N: 7435] (23482)
  • [2007-09-06 9:44]

Hello Kathleen,
Beautiful capture of the Chaffinch up in the Ficus tree. Excellent composition. I like the light and the colours and details are very sharp. Well done!
TFS and regards, Ulla

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 751 W: 0 N: 1506] (6876)
  • [2007-09-06 9:47]

Hi Kathleen
Lovely shot of a finch I never saw before.Good POV and sharp image with nice details.I like that composition including the flower.
TFS Michel

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1202 W: 68 N: 2489] (8215)
  • [2007-09-06 10:48]

Hello Kathleen,
What a quality in the photo! Fantastic natural colours and perfect sharpness and details. The BG, POV, composition and DOF are excellent.
Regards,
Peter

Magnifique photo, les couleurs sont rendues à merveille, très bons contrastes et profondeur de champs idéale, vraiment une très jolie composition,
bravo,
Pat

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1990 W: 5 N: 5539] (20936)
  • [2007-09-06 13:30]

Hi kathleen. You have captured such a fine shot of the caffinch. it looks just the same as the ones in England. great detail with sharp focusing. warm colours. and a nice pose. well done TFS, good notes too.
Nick..

Hi Kathleen,
A nice capture of this finch. It looks very beautiful with leafy background. Very well composed with excellent details and lighting. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 917 W: 4 N: 2290] (10678)
  • [2007-09-07 7:15]

Kathleen, Such a wonderful shot and such a superb expression of the bird. I like the composition and POV. Ganesh

Hello Kathleen,

He is the best (male), ahum, ahum, (-: What a beautiful colors. Specially I like so much the POV and all the clear/sharp details got on the bird. It looks 3D. Great. The fabulous BG and this composition make this photo a postcard. Regards and TFS Bob

magnifique cet oiseau, tres bons détails et couleurs excellentes,bonne présentation dans ce beau feuillage
merci a toi, amitiès
edith

Hi Kathleen,
he sure is a handsome looking fellow and your capture shows him well.I like the colour especially the burnt orange and the gray contrasting features and the point of view is good as well.Has this bird been a good one for an introduced species or like so many others elsewhere been a problem?Thanks for sharing. Bob

Hi Kathleen,

A good POV of the male Chaffinch, the photo has a good composition, sharpness and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

Good capture Kathleen
A well coloured species
Very good composition and good sharpness

Chris

Hello Kathleen

Excellent capture of the chaffinch.Lovely composition with wonderful colours and detail.
TFS
Anita

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1329 W: 107 N: 4800] (21318)
  • [2007-10-25 18:19]

Hello Kathleen ! That's a great bird and a very good picture of it. Perfect composition, very sharp and a great exposure. Perfect pose of the bird !Thanks,

Mario

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