Black-tailed Native-hen

Gallery: AvianPosted May 14, 2011100 views16 comments

Black-tailed Native-hen photographed in NW New South Wales.

Canon 7D, EF500 f/4 + 1.4 x, tripod, kwik camo, ISO 200, f/9, 1/400, ec -1/3. Cropped for composition.

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16 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 14, 2011 at 7:23 PM

Neat bird and interesting colors in the habitat. A coot/moorhen/rail relative?

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on May 14, 2011 at 7:38 PM

Richard, Yes these birds are in the Rail family and in the same genus as moorhens. They typically inhabit wetlands (often ephemeral) in the drier inland areas of Australia. They behave a bit like a domestic chickens. Simon.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 14, 2011 at 7:49 PM

Nice one Simon. Love the early morning ruffle of the feathers and the red pond weed complements the red legs

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on May 14, 2011 at 11:09 PM

Super image, Simon.Very interesting and colorful bird and habitat. The fluffed feathers adds lots of interest. Nice low angle and light.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 15, 2011 at 12:30 AM

The colors and textures are beautiful in this photo. Love the alert pose with cocked tail and intense stare. Very Nice!!!

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Comment posted by Butch Lama on May 15, 2011 at 7:48 AM

The raised tail & the fluffed up feathers with nice DOF makes this image great.

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 15, 2011 at 9:07 AM

Wonderful capture. The setting is excellent.
May

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 15, 2011 at 11:37 AM

Simon,
I really like this ruffled bird. The light and the setting are beautiful. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 15, 2011 at 11:55 AM

Love this shot Simon. The colors in the beak on this species is awesome. The BG and FG habitat really make this a strong image. Great detail and sharpness on the bird top this one off for me. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 15, 2011 at 7:00 PM

Very appealing image. The bird is sharp, posed for action it seems, and a nice stance. Love the reddish tidbits floating on the water.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on May 15, 2011 at 7:08 PM

Nice image. The background compliments the colors in the bird. Great detail and sharpness.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on May 15, 2011 at 7:35 PM

I like it all here Simon. Interesting bird (love those beak colors) and setting, sharpness is excellent, appealing ruffed-up pose with tail up and I like your composition. A strong image.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 16, 2011 at 1:08 AM

Love those reddish reeds, the sweet lighting and the ruffled pose here Simon

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 16, 2011 at 10:34 AM

Love the low angle and surrounding habitat in this one Simon. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on May 16, 2011 at 12:29 PM

That's a very appealing image Simon. It looks really striking in the larger version and while the bird detail is excellent, for me it's the habitat and colours that makes this image stand out. Graham

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Comment posted by David Sparks on May 17, 2011 at 8:02 AM

Simon:
I like everything about this one: BG, foreground, DOF, sharpness, colors, composition, etc.

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