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Evening Grosbeak


Evening Grosbeak
Photo Information
Copyright: Donald Lapointe (hibou) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 197 W: 1 N: 348] (1537)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-02
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D100, Sigma 50-500 F/4-6.3 EX HSM
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/320 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-04-02 20:05
Viewed: 1559
Points: 46
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
The Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus is a plump, sturdy finch. Its body is about the size of a robin’s, but its neck and its slightly forked tail are considerably shorter. Its prominent thick cone-shaped bill is truly tremendous for a bird of its size.

The Evening Grosbeak’s bill is bone coloured during winter, but it undergoes a dramatic change in pigmentation in early spring. Its new colour matches precisely the green of fresh deciduous buds and leaves and also the new needles that will tip the spruce boughs around the site where the bird’s nest will be built a few weeks hence. The Evening Grosbeak conceals its body in the trees and in order to see lifts only its head and bill, which looks like a young green spruce or balsam cone. This is a fine example of protection through appropriate coloration.

It is most interesting to watch a grosbeak select a plump sunflower seed, dexterously roll it over and over in the bill and reverse it end for end until the seed lies along the bill’s sharp edge with its peaked end pointing into the mouth. The bill then closes and shears the dry husk lengthwise. A few more adept movements spill the unpalatable husk out of the mouth and the tasty meat is swallowed.

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1676 W: 5 N: 2144] (11878)
  • [2006-04-02 20:24]
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Bonjour Donald,

Mon oiseau préféré,malheureusement cet hiver je n'en ai pas vue un seul. Bravo pour cette belle composition.

Merci pour l'envoie!

joseph

Salut Donald!

Décidément, il me faut un de ces zoom hyperpuissant pour me lancer dans la photo d'oiseau. Nette et très bien exposée. Le flou du fond est tout simplement superbe. Et la composition merveilleusement bien balancée.

Chapeau pour cette très belle image, et merci de nous les montrer.

Well taken,beautiful colour...great shot..

Hi Donald,
Beautiful bird and very well captured,
great colours and very goos detail.
Thanks for sharing!

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-04-03 3:27]

Hello Lapointe!
Excellent grosbeak capture.I liked POV,details,pose of bird
and composition a lot.TFS...:-)

Beautifull bird.
Nice colors and details.
Very good.
Andrea

wow, superb grobeak, donald! :-)
perfect pov & composition,
the colors are great,
a little oe on the whites on the wings.
this will give me a harppy start in the day.
thanks & take care, thor.

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 880 W: 23 N: 927] (4993)
  • [2006-04-03 5:19]

Donald bonjour, splendid shot de ce Grosbec errant, nous n'avons pas cet oiseau en France si ce n'est le grosbec casse noyaux!! Belle composition et couleurs trés harmonieuses. TFS, Didier;

Bonsoir Donald
Bravo pour cette belle prise de vue.Ce Gros Bec est vraiment ravissant les couleurs sont vives. C'est vrai qu'ils sont difficils a prendre. J'en ai vu seulement a deux reprise cet hiver,rt je n'ai pas pu prendre une bonne photo.
Merci et au revoir....JP

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  • Zeno Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 475 W: 0 N: 926] (7973)
  • [2006-04-03 6:56]

Hi Donald,

This is a new bird for me.Never seen it before. Lovely, natural colours and great pose. Also background is wonderful.
Congratulations.

regards,
Zeno.

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1330 W: 107 N: 4802] (21322)
  • [2006-04-03 10:08]
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Excellente photo Donald, la pose est très intéressante la netteté est très bonne. Bravo. Le fort contraste à un peu "brulé" le blanc mais ça reste une superbe image.

Merci,

Mario

Hello Donald!
Great colors and light. Excellent composition. Well done!
TFS;-)
regards
Dorota

Lovley bird - totally new to me, but it seems a little OE'ed on the wings which is a real shame.

Hi,
this bird is phantastic, I never saw such a kind before and I love it. Thanks for sharing
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Hi Donald

You have done a great job here. Good POV, very well composed. Depth of colour is spot on. Clarirty and sharpness are both great. :-)

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  • eleana Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 203 W: 82 N: 70] (2125)
  • [2006-04-03 17:58]

Nice light, and lovely bright colours. Well detailed branch, and perhaps not so good focus on the bird, IMHO? Anyway very lucky photo, thank you! I like your gallery with so many wonderful birds!
Elena

Bonjour Donald,
Magnifique prise de ce gros bec! Composition, couleurs, pdc, point de vue, arrière-plan, tout est excellent. Merci pour le partage!

Hi Lapointe!
Beautiful bird and nice shot from it! Very good colours you reche here also very good DOF.
Tanks for posting.
Regards, Amir

Nice detail and pose, very attractive shot, well done.

Greg

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  • Gudule Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 248 W: 11 N: 288] (1204)
  • [2006-04-13 12:51]

Donald, vous nous présentez là un magnifique oiseau, grâce à une photo des plus réussie.
Ce gros bec est toujours fascinant à voir évoluer et à photographier. Mais, malheureusement, il porte tellement bien son nom: errant. Et il y a longtemps que jai eu la chance d'en observer.
Je vous félicite.

Salut Donald,
Magnifique photo du gros bec, c'est toujours un plaisir de les observer.
Merci
Bruno(cooper)

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-05-09 19:25]

Salut Donald,
Lovely bird with the yellow details. He looks wonderful sharp. Excellent POF and nice blurred BG. I love how you used the same yellow in the framing it does compliment the photo so well.
TFS..Sky

bonjour Donald,
très très belle cette photo de ce superbe spécimen, une belle lumière ambiante et un bon timing pour avoir saisi cette élégante pose, beau travail,
bravo et merci pour la visite Martin

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