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I'm Hungry Mum! (72)
rcrick
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 574 W: 40 N: 1041]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (3388) | I couldn’t resist this one, having backed the car out of the garage for my wife this morning (steep driveway) say no more, I could hear a bit of a din in the back garden.
I have a pair of Kookaburras which come in usually every morning for a bite to eat, but this morning I was introduced to the offspring who made it very clear he/she was a little hungry!
The Kookaburra is instantly recognisable in both plumage and voice. It is generally off-white below, faintly barred with dark brown, and brown on the back and wings. The tail is more rufous, broadly barred with black. There is a conspicuous dark brown eye-stripe through the face. It is one of the larger members of the kingfisher family.
Identification may only be confused where the Laughing Kookaburra's range overlaps that of the Blue-winged Kookaburra, Dacelo leachii, in eastern Queensland. The call of the Blue-winged Kookaburra is coarser than that of the Laughing Kookaburra, and ends somewhat abruptly. The Blue-winged Kookaburra lacks the brown eye-stripe, has a blue tail and a large amount of blue in the wing, and has a pale eye.
Laughing Kookaburras are found throughout eastern Australia. They have been introduced to Tasmania, the extreme south-west of Western Australia, and New Zealand. Replaced by the Blue-winged Kookaburra in central northern and north-western Australia, with some overlap in Queensland, although this species is more coastal.
They feed mostly on insects, worms and crustaceans, although small snakes, mammals, frogs and birds may also be eaten. Prey is seized by pouncing from a suitable perch. Small prey is eaten whole, but larger prey is killed by bashing it against the ground or tree branch.
Details; Original file shot RAW converted to JPEG reduced in size re-sharpened slightly for posting,
Camera Model Canon EOS 5D
Shooting Date/Time 31/01/2008 6:07:30 AM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/320
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -1/3
Digital Exposure Compensation +0.3
ISO Speed 500
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 400.0 mm
Image Size 613x800
Image Quality Superfine
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Focus AF
Picture Style Faithful
Sharpness 5
Contrast 2
Saturation 2
Color tone 0
Color Space sRGB
Noise Reduction On
File Size 128 KB
Custom Function C.Fn:00-0
Drive Mode Continuous shooting |
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rcrick
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Neat image + photoshopcs3
Edited by:marieproue
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 657 W: 69 N: 462]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (3656) |
I select the BG and use neat image, I hope that is ok for you.
Thanks
Marie |
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rcrick
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Cropping
Edited by:rcrick
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| This is the original version which was cropped to highlight the chick, but in hindsight I should have left more space on the left-hand side to offset the Kookaburra from the centre, I guess I was in too much of a hurry to post :) |
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rcrick
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Crop and Neat Image
Edited by:claudine
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Hi Richard,
To illustrate my comment I cropped the picture on the right side. If I could have the original, I would have left a little more space on the left side, just a bit… I also removed noise that was created by ISO 500 on the background only. I couldn't get rid of it completely though. Thanks :) |
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