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Linnet


Linnet
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Copyright: Fatih Sam (fthsm) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 147 W: 47 N: 435] (2905)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-11
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 30D, Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: f/8, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-10-14 1:19
Viewed: 1247
Points: 14
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Linnet (Carduelis cannabina) tr:Ketenkuþu

The Linnet is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

This bird breeds in Europe, western Asia and north Africa. It is partially resident, but many eastern and northern birds migrate further south in the breeding range or move to the coasts.

Open land with thick bushes is favoured for breeding, including heathland and garden. It builds its nest in a bush, laying 4-7 eggs.

This species can form large flocks outside the breeding season, sometimes mixed with other finches, such as Twite, on coasts and salt marshes. Its food mainly consists of seeds. The linnet derives its scientific name from its fondness for hemp and its English name from its liking for seeds of flax, from which linen is made.

It is a slim bird with a long tail. The upperparts are brown, the throat is sullied white and the bill is grey. The summer male has a grey nape, red head patch and red breast.

Females and young birds lack the red and have white underparts with the breast streaked buff. The linnet's pleasant song contains fast trills and twitters.

They are sometimes found several hundred miles at sea.

Conservation
The Linnet is IUCN Redlisted as threatened and also listed by the UK Biodiversity Action Plan as a priority species. In Britain populations are declining, attributed to increasing use of herbicides, aggressive scrub removal and excessive hedge trimming.


Wikipedia:Linnet
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  • Zeno Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 451 W: 0 N: 975] (8383)
  • [2006-10-14 4:18]

Hi Fatih,

Really nice shot. I like the sandy environment and the pose of the bird.
My compliments!

regards,
Zeno.

Linnet is a beautiful bird, Fatih. I like the dashes of red on its chest and head.
Very good picture with a great POV, DOF and sharpness. The grey BG matches well with the subject.
TFS.

Quelles couleurs magnifiques, quelle netteté,très belle photo. Thomas

Hi Fatih,
This is a very nice picture, well composed with excellent details and POV. I really like its pose. This little one looks like it's environement a lot, well seen :-) Thanks,
Claudine

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3816 W: 190 N: 11348] (34987)
  • [2006-10-14 10:48]

Hello Fatih,
Great shot of a cock Linnet, sharp and well composed with good contrast of the colours of the plumage with the BG.
TFS, regards, Ivan

Hi Fatih

Cute little bird. Nicely composed shot. Very good saturation of colour. Nice camera work.

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  • Lemy58 (66)
  • [2006-10-31 11:41]

Belle présentation de ce beau linot, excellent chanteur en plus. Bravo
Michel

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