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Common Bush-Tanager


Common Bush-Tanager
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Copyright: Richard Vincent (earthtraveler) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 427 W: 123 N: 947] (3483)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03-07
Categories: Birds
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ50
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-08-09 7:41
Viewed: 4176
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
In Costa Rica, Common Bush-Tanagers (Chlorospingus ophthalmicus) are very common in the moist, highland forests of both the Pacific and Caribbean slopes up to about 7500 feet (2286 m) in elevation. These small tanagers range from central Mexico to northwestern Argentina and to Bolivia.

Common Bush-Tanagers feed on insects, spiders, flower
nectar, and berries. Since they don't have long, nectar-probing bills like hummingbirds, Common Bush-Tanagers will pick flowers and then press them in their beaks to get the nectar out. Common Bush-Tanagers also have a somewhat unusual method of eating berries. They will crush the berries in their bills, swallow the seeds and the sweet pulp, and then discard the skin

As they forage for food, Common Bush-Tanagers will usually travel in small, noisy flocks, often with other tanagers and other small birds.

Common Bush-Tanagers have high-pitched, twittering songs.

Even though they are not boldly or brilliantly colored, Common Bush-Tanagers are actually quite easy to identify due to their distinctive postocular spot, a bold arc of white behind the eye. Common Bush-Tanagers are olive-green above and have a brown head, red-brown eyes, a blackish bill, a grayish throat and belly, and a dull yellow chest, sides, flanks, and crissum. This coloration is very similar to that of the other Bush-Tanagers (Chlorospingus spp.) found in Costa Rica, but none of the others have the Common Bush-Tanager's white postocular spot.

Source: Fireflyforest.net

Aperture Priority
ISO 100
F-Stop 3.7

Thank you all for taking a look and sharing your thoughts. Richard
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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1369 W: 9 N: 6334] (18906)
  • [2007-08-09 7:54]

Hi Richard

Nice shot with good POV and eye contact.

James

Hi Richard,
a beautifuil bird with fine coloured plumage, the green tones
are lovely. Good details, nice POV and good DOF.
Well done.

hi richard,

nice green colors.and i like your BG very much!

tfs
caroline

Good shot Richard...You have a unique style. And your notes are well done as well...Fine job.

Bob

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 636 W: 93 N: 1243] (4195)
  • [2007-08-09 9:40]

Interesting note. What an unusual, beautiful, and well saturated green color on this bird. Very good focus and very good angle of your subject. The bright spots in background are a little distracting, but I don't have the skills to succesfully clone them out. It is a beautiful bird, but then what would you expect. It's Costa Rica!

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 729 W: 98 N: 1707] (5458)
  • [2007-08-09 19:33]

A superb capture for all that it is not entirely sharp
Great composition and colours
TFS
silke
(P.S. Thanks for looking at my workshops and pushing me up! Hugely appreciated)

Excelente Fotografia del Tángara de Monte Cejiblanca

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5038 W: 260 N: 15594] (50626)
  • [2007-08-12 2:10]

Hello Richard,
Fine capture of a species of tanager new to me. This is a very good close portrait of the Common Bush Tanager at the feeding table with good pose, sharpness and set in a fine composition with blurred natural BG.
Well done and TFS1
Ivan

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1772 W: 36 N: 5597] (18598)
  • [2007-10-17 2:38]

Hi Richard,
Just acknowledging this wonderful shot from you. Very nicely done. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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