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Pine Grosbeak


Pine Grosbeak
Photo Information
Copyright: Mario Belanger (EOSF1) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1492 W: 123 N: 2165] (19849)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-20
Categories: Nature
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
Date Submitted: 2008-08-09 6:47
Viewed: 402
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
From the archives, a female Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator 20-25cm) shot last winter.

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.
Winter irruptions are infrequent and irregular. To see an illustration of the invasion of the winter 1997-98, based on data gathered through BirdSource's Winter Finch Survey, click here.
A breeding adult Pine Grosbeak develops pouches in the floor of its mouth for carrying food to its young.
During most of the year, 99% of diet is vegetable matter, especially buds, seeds, and fruits of spruce, pine, juniper, elm, maple, mountain ash, apple, and crabapple. It feeds insects and spiders to its young, though, often mixed with plant foods. It drinks water or eats snow daily.
Description
topSize: 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.
Sound
Song is a sequence of clear, warbling, flute-like notes. Flight calls vary geographically, but can sound like "tee-tee-tew," resembling calls of Greater Yellowlegs.
Range
Breeds in subarctic and subalpine coniferous forests of North America and Eurasia.
Winter Range
Winters mainly in breeding range, but may go farther south irregularly to southern Canada and northern United States.
Habitat
Breeds in open coniferous forests.
Wintering areas determined by food availability, so found in wider variety of habitats, including urban areas.
Found in flocks in winter; strongly territorial in breeding season. Distinctive call note often given in flight.
Conservation Status
Status largely unknown because of difficulty of assessing populations.
Other Names
Durbec des sapins (French)
Camachuelo picogrueso (Spanish)
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  • Great 
  • pikas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 158 W: 9 N: 281] (1100)
  • [2008-08-09 7:05]

Hi Mario,

Great photo of a beautifull bird.

Superb colors and detail.

I would like to have a lens equal to your!!!

Congratulations.

Mário

hello mario!
excellent sharpness, colors and great winter mood, i like it.
tfs
zoran

Bonjour Mario,
Superbe capture et Point de vue de ce durbec des sapins, belle netteté et couleurs superbes,
Excellent cliché mon ami.
Tous mes compliments
Michel

hi EOSF1

pin sharp and great colours, i like the subdued bg, the branch is very nice perch, superb capture showing this bird naturally.

regards c.d.

your details as always are exceptional.
very striking exposure and POV.
well done once again.
y2koSan

Hi Mario
awesome display of a cute bird.
beautiful orange color and great clarity.
the frame is matching nicely.
the note however, is too long to read on Photographer's Note
regards
tsilla

Hi Mario.
Great Pine Grosbeak. Excellent sharpness and DOF. Really good photo with well saturated colours and good contrast.
TFS
Wojciech

Hi Mario
I love this series.Amazing capture my friend.
Wonderful bird,lovely colours and details.
Friendly greetings
J.Diogo

Hi Mario,
Marvellous capture of this lovely bird. Very nice colors and wonderful DOF and details.
TFS
Regards,
Lurdes

Hi Mario,
Excellent sharp details with good colours and DOF as always, good composition and note.
Well done
Regards Andy

Fantastic Mario,beautiful pose,good shot,congratulation.
Best regards,
Ralf

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  • wieyos Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1115 W: 43 N: 2145] (8970)
  • [2008-08-09 17:43]

details are at their very best here, Mario.
a very cute bird too.

TFS & have a great weekend
Regards
Agoes

  • Great 
  • k-2 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 632 W: 13 N: 491] (3541)
  • [2008-08-09 20:57]

The details in the feathers is wonderful. The glint in the eye adds. The pose on the end of the branch is perfect. I like your DoF choice too. TFS. Karin

ciao Frank
a wonderful macro!! so nice details and colours!! you are a specialist also in this kind of captures! thanks
ciao Marco

excellent shot again, Mario.. always have beautiful shot of birds.. beautiful details on the feathers and the plant where he perched.. a job well done.. tfs..

regards, terry

Nice catch.
good DOF and details asalways :)
Tom

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  • Dot Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1404 W: 31 N: 3046] (12342)
  • [2008-08-10 12:58]

Bonjour Mario
Un petit reminder de ce qui est a venir, mais rafraissisant.
Belle clarete,avec beaucoup de details, les couleurs sont tres belle.
Ajoute une autre plume a ton chapeau car c'est tres bien.
Dot

Hi Mario
Great shot,fantastic sharpnes and details,lovely colours.
TFS
Regards
Andrzej

Hello Mario!
Lovely little bird and excellent detail and clarity!
Very nice winter capture!
Best regards!
Lili

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  • bigil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 266 W: 37 N: 56] (2107)
  • [2008-08-17 12:46]

Bravo Mario, bonne définition sur cette image. Bon commentaire. Gilles

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