A country of birds, a photo from Antioquia, North

Photographer's Note

Colombia has more than 1920 species of birds, of which 80 are endemic, three have been introduced by humans, and 61 are rare or vagrants. One of the endemic species is believed to be extinct. The photo shows The saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola). This bird is a tanager from South America that is common in open and semi-open areas in lowlands outside the Amazon Basin. They have a wide distribution in Colombia, northern Venezuela, western Ecuador, western Peru, eastern and southern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, and Trinidad and Tobago.

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holmertz, gervaso, papagolf21, ikeharel, Fis2, pajaran, COSTANTINO, pierrefonds, adramad, mcmtanyel, rychem, jean113, alvaraalto, alvaraalto has marked this note useful

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holmertz (92890) 2018-10-02 5:18

Hello Sergio,
I like this photo not just because the bird is pretty, but because you found it in such a simple place, which seems to be in the middle of a city. Beauties like this are not only found in exotic rural places. Its light green, yellow and orange tones match the green grass perfectly. The diagonal grey tiles surrounding the grass also give the composition a nice structure. You observed this well and had time to capture the bird in a perfectly sharp and well exposed photo.
Kind regards,
Gert

Silvio1953 (205793) 2018-10-02 5:28

Ciao Sergio, great capture of lovely bird in nice pose, fantastic colors, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

gervaso (28177) 2018-10-02 5:29

Hola, Sergio!

Desde que regresé de mi viaje al Pantanal, en julio, he estado bastante interesado en la actividad de observación y fotografía de aves, y Colombia también debe ser un paraíso para eso. Cuando estuve en Colombia, con una cámara compacta, todavía no les prestaba mucha atención. Los tonos de verde y amarillo de este pájaro son bellísimos, lo captaste con excelente iluminación y nitidez! Bonito trabajo!

papagolf21 (152599) 2018-10-02 5:46

Bonjour, cher Sergio,
Je le regarde cet oiseau de toutes les couleurs ; il est là tranquille, tournant la tête en haut en bas, à droite, à gauche, sans s'inquiéter, et puis d'un coup il prendra son envol pour un ailleurs !
Jolie composition.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Sergiom (117241) 2018-10-02 6:13

Bonjour Sergio,

Cet oiseau est vraiment très beau et il ressort bien sur fond de pelouse bien arrosée.Il est presque dommage de le voir ainsi entre deux trottoirs de bois. Les couleurs sont sublimes.

Amicalement

Serge

Nicou (193806) 2018-10-02 7:10

Hello

quelle vue de cet oiseau tout en jaune sur cette herbette verte quelle vue et compo quel captage il y a aussi de l'eau sur l'herbe superbe compo et vue.
Bravo et amitié
Nciou

ikeharel (105933) 2018-10-02 7:19

I can only assume you could not get any closer to this beautiful bird, Sergio.
Yet, we can see its magnificent colors with the good pose she gave.
A photo of a specie I never saw, bravo.
Buen tardes,
Ike

ChrisJ (160070) 2018-10-02 7:45

Hello Sergio,

Indeed this yellow finch is a saffron colour. There are around 9,990 bird species in Australia. So Columbia is doing well to have so many with a much smaller land mass. Good sharpness and excellent use of a shallow dof. Good placement of the bird off-center. Tfs!

Fis2 (155673) 2018-10-02 7:47

Witaj Sergio!
Avery nice birds.
Good framing, colors and composition.
Excellent presentation.
Well done.
Nice afternoon.
Krzysztof

Tue (82280) 2018-10-02 8:16

Hello Sergio,
What a charming little bird sitting in the green grass here. Its green and yellow feathers and orange head are so lovely. Very well spotted and captured!
Lars

lousat (130007) 2018-10-02 9:35

Hi Sergio,a bit distant and in a very bad light,so the quality of the pic isn't the best but close the best as possible in a situation like that,interesting yellow small friend,well done! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

pajaran (102696) 2018-10-02 9:59

Dobro vece.
Lep pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobar kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Lepa ptica.
Zeloim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good evening.
Nice view and a moment, good text ...
Beautifully shown, good contrast, nice colors, nice caught moment.
Nice bird.
I wish you a nice and peaceful night, all the best.

COSTANTINO (104209) 2018-10-02 10:50

Hello dear Sergio and have a nice time
and a happy new day
delicate and pretty
a great capture of this
little bird decorating the photo
fine details and great sharpness
regards
Costantino

pierrefonds (103591) 2018-10-03 15:31

Hi Sergiom,

The vegetation is framing well the bird. The point of view is showing the details of the Saffron Finch. There is a good contrast between the colors of the picture. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Cricri (176) 2018-10-04 9:52

Ola Sergio
Quelle jolie prise de ce tout mignon petit oiseau jaune, joliment capturer dans l'herbe, très jolie
Bonne soirée
cricri

adramad (67032) 2018-10-04 10:08

Hola Sergio.
Me gusta esta original composicion, formada por diagonales que alternan madera y una parte de hierba, donde este precioso pajarillo luce esplendido con sus bonitos colores verdes y anaranjado.
Buena nitidez, exposición y colores.
Disfruta de un buen dia.
Saludos muy cordiales.
Luis.

mcmtanyel (58830) 2018-10-04 20:21

Hello Sergio,
That is a handsome little fella' on the ground. 👍
Regards,
MT

rychem (72179) 2018-10-06 8:14

What a beautiful yellow bird, the bird found the best place to have a photo from you, the green and wet grass is the best BG
regards Ryszard

mkamionka (61280) 2018-10-08 13:46

Hola Sergio,
beautiful wildlife photography.
These yellow color tones of the bird make it so eye catching. Finches are often colorful but the European ones are rather moderate in colors in comparison to this one.
Great catch,
M

jean113 (22069) 2018-10-11 6:27

Hello Sergio, a lovely shot where the little bird takes pride of place with its bright plumage.
I like the composition with the green grass and the wooden floor.
Regards Jean.

jmdias (102954) 2018-10-11 16:46

sergio

ese pájaro és llamado de canario-de-la-tierra acá, mismo en el ultimo domingo he visto uno de ellos acá en mi tierra. me recuerdo de tener mirado muchos quando estava en la tatacoa
bella vista.

saludos

jorge

LuisGustavoLima (5184) 2018-10-14 16:54

Oi, Sergio!

Esse canário é muito bonito, possui cores lindas. No Brasil, ele é bem comum também, sempre que o vi estava em dupla. Bonita foto, a grama diagonal faz um bom efeito visual, delimitada pelas duas áreas de madeira.
Parabéns!

alvaraalto (42314) 2018-10-15 14:41

Hello Sergio,
An interesting story with a beautiful artistic photo.
This saffron finch has chosen a very attractive place to be photographed by you.
Wonderful observation.
Have a good week, groet Rob