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Black-headed Bunting


Black-headed Bunting
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 707 W: 3 N: 2206] (7874)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-04-28
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon D-80, Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG APO HSM, @ ISO 200
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds from the Middle East [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-07-02 22:01
Viewed: 183
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Emberiza melanocephala (Black-headed Bunting) [in Turk. Karabaşlı Kirazkuşu] (Male)

Hi friends, a posting from Islahiye (Hatay prvince) today when i captured it during our herpetological trips to SE and E Anatolia. Hope you can like this bunting beauty.

TFL and Have a nice WE!
Cheers,

©Bayram GÖÇMEN, Ege University, Faculty of Science. All Rights Reserved.

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The males are quite gorgeous with their black heads, brilliant yellow underparts and rich reddish-brown upperparts. The females are much duller although they often show at least a hint of yellow, especially on the undertail coverts and the head is usually distinctly darker than the throat, creating a hooded effect which mimics the pattern of the male. Otherwise they look like big, fairly long-bodied buntings with an obvious white eye-ring, rather sandy-brown plumage, a striking pale wing panel and a rich chestnut coloured rump. The lack of white outer-tail feathers also separates them from most other buntings. It breeds in southeast Europe east to Iran. It is migratory, wintering in India. It is a rare but regular wanderer to western Europe. The call is a soft zrit, and the song is a jerky zrit. .zrit…zrit…srut..srut…srut.

Reference:
1. Perrins, C. & Attenborough, D. (1987). Collins New Generation Guide to the BIRDS of Britain and Europe. William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., Glasgow, 320 pp.
2. Wikipedia: Click here for more info on the species.
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Merhaba Bayram Hocam,
Harika bir kuş portresi.Işık, renk ve pürüzsüz arka plan süper olmuş.Eline sağlık Üstad.
Selamlarımla..

hAyAti

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  • AndroK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1435 W: 22 N: 0] (11542)
  • [2009-07-02 22:57]

Merhaba my friend...
Beautiful shot with nice colors, composition...
Have a nice weekend...
Regards...
Andro

a bit bright on the tree because of the harsh light but the shot is still lovely.. i like your composition though.. taken from afar? nice work again, Bayram.. tfs..

regards, terry

Nature is always beautiful.Good bird photography.

Merhaba Bora Bey

bu prodesyonel fotomodel kuşu nerden buldunuz:)
Şaka bir yana çok iyi çekmeişsiniz.
Kuş adeta bütün asaleti ile pos veriyor.
Selamlar

Faruk

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  • soe Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 402 W: 0 N: 107] (2461)
  • [2009-07-03 6:15]

Salam Bayram
Great shot with beautiful color with harsh light. Nice composition.The bird look so beautiful.
Tin Soe

Ciao Bayram, lovely bird in nice pose over beautiful vegetation, splendid light and colors, wonderful blurry BG, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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  • kanton Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 677 W: 5 N: 1192] (5020)
  • [2009-07-03 10:13]

Merhaba file Bayram !
Beautiful portrait of black-headed Bunting,
nice vertical pose in its natural surrunding,
fine lighting and colours.
Tfs, Selamlar, have an amusing WE
Kostas

Bonjour Bayram
A nice bird in a very good composition, beautiful environment.A little bright maybe; would have certainly admit 1/500 at f 6.3 because I suppose you are not far from the 500mm your zoom permit.
However a very nice shot,Bayram
Nice week-end MF

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 591 W: 0 N: 957] (4596)
  • [2009-07-04 5:15]

Merhaba Bayram MF,
very solemn pose by the bird. Well shown in excellent colours.
A good lighting in details.

regards,
Foozi

Selam Bayram Hoca,
Kiraz kuşu deyince benim kiraz ağaçlarıma sürüyle saldıran sığırcıklar geldi aklıma. Binlercesi çekirge sürüsü gibi kısa zamanda yok edip bitiriyor.
Kiraz kuşu da alımlı bir kuş. Sıcak renkleri ve pozisyonu ile hoş bir kare
Selahattin E

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  • suzy Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 425 W: 38 N: 1261] (4336)
  • [2009-07-05 0:42]

Merhaba Bayram

This is definitely a cute bird posing nicely
On the branch, beautiful soft colors and
Nice details, perfectly nature… fine shot..

Good day
Suzy

Hello MF Bayram,

Lovely bird and very nice colors!
Very good BG, light and contrast!
Congratulations and TFS
Sergio

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