Chestnut-rumped Thornbil

Gallery: AvianPosted October 10, 2010103 views14 comments

An adult Chestnut-rumped Thornbill photographed at the entrance to its nest hollow in central New South Wales. These little blokes were hanging around our camp, after a few day we discovered their nest about four feet off the ground in a nearby dead tree trunk. They were completely unperturbed by our presence and all four young successfully fledged.

Canon 7D, EF500 f4 + 1.4tc, tripod, kwk camo, ISO 400, f/8, 1/250, full frame vertically cropped.

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14 comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 10, 2010 at 7:22 AM

Looks familiar - good job getting the bird and trunk around the nest hole infocus. Nice head turn.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Doug Gilham on October 10, 2010 at 11:31 AM

Very good details Simon, f/8 worked well here IMO. I usually don't care for birds centered but this comp works very well for me. Nice capture.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 77 Posts, 489 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 10, 2010 at 12:26 PM

Very nice image. The only nit would be if the bird was a little farther to the left of the frame. But that is a small thing, the image is great the way it is.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 10, 2010 at 12:44 PM

Beautiful, Simon. I really like the look of the eye. I might have gone with a bit more dof to put the perch in better focus.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on October 10, 2010 at 12:57 PM

Simon,
another beautiful bird so well capture. I love that eye.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Bryan Hix on October 10, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Another interesting species from down under. Only wish would be for a bit more room on top and possibly toward the URC.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 10, 2010 at 7:50 PM

Simon, Interesting species (as yours often are for me), great head turn and nice details. Perhaps slightly tight for my tastes.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 10, 2010 at 11:24 PM

Very cool photo of a very cool bird, Simon. I wouldn't change a thing.

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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on October 11, 2010 at 9:46 AM

Very nice shot Simon. Excellent details and light. That eye makes it for me.
Ronnie

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 11, 2010 at 10:57 AM

Well that is quite the name, wonderful feather detail and what a good look from this bird, well done.

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Comment posted by Axel Hildebrandt on October 11, 2010 at 6:26 PM

I like the sharpness, light and look-back pose.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 11, 2010 at 7:03 PM

Simon,

Love the pose and the way the bird looked back towards you. Great look at the eye, nice details and setting.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 12, 2010 at 12:20 AM

Great shot Simon, this shot certainly shows how it got it's name.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on October 12, 2010 at 1:43 PM

Nice head turn on this guy. Composition works well for me.

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