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500th!


500th!
Photo Information
Copyright: Mario Belanger (EOSF1) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1537 W: 123 N: 2195] (20129)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-20
Categories: Nature, Decisive Moment
Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF100-400 F4-5.6 L IS USM, ISO 200, B+W 77 010 UV-Haze 1 x
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/250 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Nature: Fabolous Beauty [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-03-02 6:41
Viewed: 1048
Favorites: 5 [view]
Points: 86
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
On January 15 2005 when I posted my first ever picture here I would have never believed that I'd send a 500th one day! Well here it is, it happened but I still don't believe it! :-)
What I like most about TrekLens is that you don't place your pictures in a distant hard drive, no, you post it into the computers of real people and friends! And that's great! Thanks to all my friends of TL! :-)

A male Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator 20-25cm)
photographed in the boreal forrest of Montmorency, 70k north of Quebec city.

From: www.birds.cornell.edu
One of the larger members of its family, the Pine Grosbeak is a bird of the boreal forests, found across northern Eurasia and North America, and south into the mountains of western Canada and the United States. A large, unwary finch, it makes periodic winter irruptions into southern Canada and northern United States. It is the largest and rarest of the "winter finches."
Cool Facts
The tameness and slow-moving behavior of the Pine Grosbeak gave rise to local name in Newfoundland of "mope."
Winter flocks may stay near a tree with abundant fruit until all of it is consumed.
Description
Size: 20-25 cm (8-10 in)
Wingspan: 33 cm (13 in)
Large finch; medium-sized songbird.
Plump, heavy-chested.
Dark wings with two white wingbars.
Large stubby curved bill.
Male red.
Blackish-brown tail and wings.
Tail long and slightly forked.
Eyes black.
Bill dark.
Legs dark.
Sex Differences
Sexually dimorphic: Male with rosy-red head, chest and back, rest gray; females with yellow-olive where male has red.
Male
Pinkish-red head, breast, back and rump. Streaked back. White undertail coverts. Blackish brown wings and tail. White wingbars and tertial edges.
Female
Yellowish olive head and rump. Gray underparts and back. Blackish brown wings and tail. White wingbars and tertial edges.
Immature
Immature male usually is indistinguishable from immature or adult female until the second year when it molts and grows new reddish feathers. Some young males have some red or orange feathers in the body plumage, which females apparently lack. Females average duller than males (especially on the crown and rump) and have a lighter russet tinge to the head or lighter olive tinge to the breast than males. The color of the head and body is often golden orange or reddish bronze in males, in contrast to golden yellow of the female, and the chin is often buffier or more brown-gray than in the female.

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  • Jens Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 558 W: 52 N: 1139] (4661)
  • [2008-03-02 6:50]

Hi Mario
A beauty what a shot, superb colors and sharpness, excellent composition, realy a beautiful shot, FAVORITE
Regards
Jens.

Des félicitations Mario, vous êtes 500th et quel assommeur....perfect de chaque manière... TFS et de meilleurs souvenirs h

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  • Roos Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 20 W: 2 N: 10] (202)
  • [2008-03-02 6:56]

Hi Mario
Congrat for your 500th!
I wish I could give you 10 big smiles for this shot cause I know how difficult is to take perfect photos of birds. I've been trying without success but you are a great inspiration for me and I wont give up easily!

Regards from Brazil,
Marcia.

Salut Mario,
Bravo pour cette 500ième démonstration de ton savoir faire . Une autre excellente capture à ta fiche . Vraiment impressionnant et comme toi à tes débuts je me demande comment je me rendrai à ce total si jamais j'y arrive .
Félicitations pour cette belle réussite en attendant la 1000 ième .

what a great pic well controlled focus and dof.
colour is superb.
thanks for posting.

Bonjour Mario,
Félicitations pour l'ensemble de ton album qui est magnifique.Belle façon de présenter cette nouvelle étape .Ce durbec est de toute beauté.On a l'impression qu'on pourrait lui toucher tellement l'image est précise.
Bravo Mario et bonne continuité.
Guylaine

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  • codge Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 93 W: 11 N: 71] (613)
  • [2008-03-02 7:16]

Congratulations on your 500th picture and a lovely one it is too. What a lovely bird and you have captured it perfectly.
Regards
Codge

Toutes mes felicitations Mario et c'est une magnifique photo pour commemorer cet evenement! Les details sont superbes et l'environnement est tres beau! Bravo et encore 500 autres? :)

Continues ton bon travail et a nous alimenter de ton talent.

Yan :)

Hello Mario,
Congratulations on 500th photo.
Beautiful shot, and excellent composition.
Wish you next 500 soon :-)
Vandana
later

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  • kri54 Gold Star Critiquer [C: 131 W: 1 N: 2] (614)
  • [2008-03-02 8:01]

quels oiseaux superbes vous avez au québec

photographié avec art c'est un régal

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  • mpr Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 143 W: 10 N: 309] (2118)
  • [2008-03-02 8:02]

Hi Mario

Slowly but surely I'm gaining more and more admiration for bird photos. This one is fantastic and surely deserving of such an anniversary. The sharpness and details are over the top and the perfectly saturated red feathers are a gem. Nice work!

merhaba dear mario
congratulations on your 500th.picture.
excellent lovely bird.excellent lovely colours.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

hello mario!
congratulation for your 500th, excellent like usual :)
i wish you many, many more beautiful photos like this.
tfs
zoran

Great photo
Strange colours that bird has.
Very sharp
TFS
Cynthia

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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3312 W: 788 N: 4424] (19910)
  • [2008-03-02 11:28]

Bonjour Mario,
BRAVO et merci de nous présenter ce joyau pour ta 500e présentation! Ta galerie est un trésor pour les amateurs d'oiseaux et de courses automobile particulièrement. Mais tes paysages sont aussi très éloquents de ton talent. Ta contribution à Tl est remarquable. Je te souhaite de continuer sur cette fulgurante lancée et merci pour ton support que j'apprécie beaucoup! Annie

Hello Mario.
Excellent. Nothing more could be said about the colours, sharpness and light in this picture.
Nice bird and lovely composed shot.
Keep on good work.
Wojciech

Bonjour Mario
Pour ta 500ème, tu te payes une traite. Comme on dit en québécois, "yé técoeurrant". Tu le gardais en réserve pour l'occasion. Une pose conne en n'en voit pas souvent. Des couleurs précises et naturelles, un perchoir et un oiseau dont la mise au point est parfaite et quel bokeh. À l'occasion de ce 500ème et de ce PINICOLA, je lève mon verre de pinocolada.
Bravo Mario
Serge

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  • trekks Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2025 W: 145 N: 3404] (13633)
  • [2008-03-02 17:02]

Congrats Mario on your 500. It is not easy but you have done a lot to make it.

Well captured bird shot in such fine colors and sharpness. I like this pink color and backdrop.

Excellent work. Hope you will share more with us.

TFS, bill

Congratulations re in order...give the man a drink on the house...comme une faveur si vous plairiez...drink up Mario and please tell me where you perform besides Quebec... I would enjoy seeing your show in 0erson!
Bob

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  • pozaru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3569 W: 737 N: 2406] (19084)
  • [2008-03-03 0:27]

Many congrats for your amazing works and thanks for your continuos support !

best wishes,
v
ps.I'll be back with points

Hello Mario!
Congratulation for ypur 500th post!
Wonderful and perfect for all points of view!
Nice day and best regards!
Lili

Hello Mario. Well done on the 500th post. Flawless sharpness and details of this bird. I like the colorful plumage in excellent light. Very nicely perched on this pine branch. Regards. Jusni

congratulation Mario!! it's a wonderful goal!! and this is wonderful to celebrate it!! excellent colours!! excellent indeed!! full of details as usual.. but really alive!! bravo 500 times!!
ciao Marco
;) soon

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  • WMcK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 663 W: 11 N: 1718] (6837)
  • [2008-03-03 3:56]

Félicitations Mario. I love your birds and animals and appreciate all your fine notes, to educate me. Your work is always top quality (even the cars :) ). I look forward every day to seeing your new posts and hope that there will be many many more of them to come. Bravo Mon Ami.
Amitiés sincères
Wanda

Hi Mario,

Well, I guess that somewhere there will also be a server with a harddrive ;-P but I surely see what you mean! Guess you compare it with posting towards stockphoto sites, where no one really looks at the work, other than from a commercial perspective.
Congratulations with no. 500!!! Up for the next 500 !! ;-)

Greetings,
Dennis

Congrats Mario,

on the 500th, you its excellent composed and captured photo excllent details very crisp well balanced photo excllent details very crisp well done and TFS kyle
PT

Bonjour Mario,
Bravo et félicitations pour ta 500 ième photos et une galerie très impressionnante et toujours bien présentée avec des photos d'une qualitée exceptionnelle comme celle-ci, composition,couleurs,details,netteté et prise de vue et notes toujours excellentes et intéressantes sur le sujet...***
Mes salutations.
Michel

500, GREAT!
Very lovely shot up close and in sharpness and details.
Good capture.
Bye
Josine

Hello Mario,

Very impressive shot. Excellent clarity and very beautiful colours. TFS

Best regards,
Sorina

Beautiful selection for #500. Wow, 500 contributions!
January 2005... Seems like so long ago for me now. Lives can change a lot in a small amount of time.
I've enjoyed your pictures quite a bit in both treknature and here. Thank you Mario for 1: being an excellent photographer, and 2: sharing your work with us here.
Bravo and congratulations!

you amaze me always with your bird photos Mario,good colors,DOF, sharp and detailed as usual, good framing,Are you cropping the images here? or is it really a close up shot.Congratulations on your 500th post, it is really happening my friend.
regards...andres

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  • dareco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1717 W: 16 N: 840] (15143)
  • [2008-03-03 11:47]

Congratulations!! This has to be the prettiest bird I have ever seen. I love the color!!! I have never seen one of these. It's gorgeous!! Fantastic picture! TFS

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  • cinca Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 327 W: 2 N: 143] (4452)
  • [2008-03-03 13:46]

Hi Mario, compliments for your 500th, it's really great!
Fine colours and hight detail as usual in your shots.
ciao, Cinzia

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  • malain Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 123 W: 42 N: 263] (3156)
  • [2008-03-03 14:53]

Excellente prise de vue et les couleurs sont fantastiques.

Félicitation, Michel

C'est impressionnant Mario 500 photos! Bravo! Qu'elle belle composition, j'adore. Tu étais très près, les détails sont extraordinaires ainsi que l'exposition et la profondeur de champs! Cette forêt est une forêt enchantée :)!
Claudine

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  • nova Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2735 W: 263 N: 864] (8653)
  • [2008-03-03 18:39]

Quelle magnifique créature! Les couleurs sont tellement belles! Du vrai bonbon pour les yeux! De toute beauté! Bravo pour ton travail,Mario! You are a real asset to Treklens!
Michel

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  • Ramdan Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 701 W: 31 N: 1420] (5756)
  • [2008-03-03 21:11]

Hi Mario,
Congratulation on your 500th posting. Always great shots. This one looked really lovely with the beautiful pinkish color. TFS
Ramdan.

congratulation on your 500th posts, Mario :D

i still have a long way to go.. don't know if i will reach that much.. hehe.. anyway as always fantastic shot of this bird.. i been bird watching more than ever this day.. just fascinated by their characters and singing.. i can name 10 diff. species of birds surrounding my home area too bad my camera couldn't take good shot at them.. :)

regards, terry

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  • Viking Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 996 W: 63 N: 782] (4383)
  • [2008-03-03 21:48]

Mario , what a bird
Very nice composition here to make this a nice looking shot.
Rob

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  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1709 W: 124 N: 1465] (20644)
  • [2008-03-04 11:16]

Hi Mario,
what a beautiful harmony of the colours.Especially I liked pink.Congratulations for your 500 th post.Wish you 1000th post.TFS.Necla.:)later.

Salut Mario,
Toutd'abord félicitations pour la 500ème !!! En effet, c'est un bel exploit.
Quel magnique gros plan de ce belle oiseau à la couleur rouge/rose.
Excellents détails...superbe précision.
Félicitations.
Stephane.

Hé bien ... Tout une entrée pour une 500 ième :) :)

Je te félicite pour toute cette belle contribution sur ce merveilleux site TL. Très belle capture, nette et bien capturé. Superbe composition. Il a une belle pose en plus.

Bravo Mario . Je ne sais pas si je vais me rendre à 500 :D

Merci de partager.

Josée :)

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  • hama Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 164 W: 0 N: 68] (1257)
  • [2008-04-21 10:28]

Hi Mario,
No words to praise the beauty of your work.
Great job, Very well done.

Sarwar

Nature is Beatiful.

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