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Royal Starling


Royal Starling
Photo Information
Copyright: Heinz Koloska (wallhalla15) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1767 W: 58 N: 3350] (13829)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08-03
Categories: Birds
Camera: Fujifilm Finepix S7000
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/60 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2005-08-07 4:07
Viewed: 7073
Points: 29
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Royal Starling (Cosmopsarus regius)

- pictured at birdpark, Heiligenkirchen, North-Rhine-Westfalia -

sorry, the light was very bad :-(


Taxonomy/Origins: Eastern Africa mainly in open scrubland

Plumage Colouration: Male & Female (35cm with tail) Head nape and upper back metallic green. Wings rump and upper top tail surface metallic blue/purple. Upper chest (bib area) violet. Remainder of the chest and lower abdomen down to past the vent is vivid yellow, tops of legs (above knee) are also covered in these yellow feathers. Beak and legs are very dark. Iris is a bright white colour, this is dulled in young birds.

Sexing: Monomorphic i.e both sexes are identical. In addition mature females sing as well as males.

Feeding: These are highly insectivorous by nature. wastage.

Housing: Royal Starlings are reported to be particularly susceptible to gapeworm..
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  • Great 
  • halki Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 242 W: 9 N: 105] (471)
  • [2005-08-07 4:11]

Hello Heinz!
Wonderful capture.Colours,details,light and BG great.
Thanks for posting...

Excellent portrait!
Very beautiful colour, nice pose, great composition.
TFS!

  • Good 
  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3089 W: 230 N: 6774] (23770)
  • [2005-08-07 4:19]

The colors on this starling are stunning, Heinz. Although the back of it is OE, you have captured the vibrancy of its plumage. The focus is a bit soft, but the POV is great. Well done and TFS. : )

Hello,
I know these birds, they are hard to catch on pictures. That are wonderful colours. I like the light on his shoulders. Great job.

Hi Heinz!
Fantastic colours and just superb bird. i love this pose too!
Good shot!

Great POV and pose here Heinz! Very unique coloration seen in this specie also. Despite the previously mentioned shortcomings, A nice capture.. TFS!

Gruss dich Heinz. Good image, very colourful and well composed. A little soft on the focus on the birds head and I would have darkened some of the background to the left. Well done, Rob

Lovely looking bird Heinz,
Good detail and good POV. Good colours. Good composition. Excellent DOF and framing. The OE is a problem, but because of the notes, and that this is the first royal starling I've seen, it makes this shot well worth two points. :)
Well captured, thanks for posting.
Have a good week.

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  • radz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 598 W: 11 N: 72] (436)
  • [2005-08-07 11:00]

Excellent shot!Colours&DOF ARE VERY NICE.

Gorgeous colors on this bird, Heinz. I tried to photograph a sterling recently and had trouble getting the colors in the light, so I truly appreciate the exposure issue! Beautiful photo :-)

Heinz, a very beautiful bird with very beautiful colors.

Composition and pov are great. I like pose too.

I tried a workshop.

  • Great 
  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 751 W: 31 N: 20] (5100)
  • [2005-08-07 15:29]

Hi Heinz,
beautiful bird, nice colours and pose. Interesting note. I like it.
Rgs, Aleksander

Hi Heinz,

What a beautiful bird. This is the first time I have seen one. The picture looks slightly over exposed on the back of the bird. TFS.

  • Great 
  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2636 W: 74 N: 9091] (31094)
  • [2005-08-07 19:14]

Light was very strong here, but colours look great. Slightly OE in back but it isn't big problem. Bird look superb.

  • Great 
  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2005-08-08 2:01]

Very good post Heinz! I like the note, composition and color. Since you took this in low light, you do have a bit of noise, but this is only a minor nit as you brought me something that I have not seen before - Which is of course one of the things this site is about.

Thank you

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