![]() pschemp | talk 01:50, 11 February 2008 (UTC) Reply Level with the bird is always the preferred angle.An explanation of "unfortunate angle" would be helpful considering you're opposing on those grounds - Fir0002 01:35, 11 February 2008 (UTC) Reply.I don't think this needs any further comment.Note: I'm not accusing you, just giving you a suggestion. ![]() Please make sure that you don't let past incidents affect your vote - judge the picture only and if you don't feel you can then don't vote. Could you elaborate on "unfortunate angle"? For a wild bird this angle is about as good as you'll ever get - normally they'd be more obscured like in the alt, but the original is exceptionally well composed as it has the tail visible as well as the body.We also already have a host of pictures showing birds in flight for general purposes, including several brilliant FPs. contribs) 16:50, 9 February 2008 (UTC) Flight picture does not lend itself to identifying the bird.Top one is an unfortunate angle, lower one shows too little of the bird. ZeWrestler Talk 15:49, 9 February 2008 (UTC) Reply Reduced sharpening on both - this should correct your concern - Fir0002 22:12, 9 February 2008 (UTC) Reply.Lycaon ( talk) 15:47, 9 February 2008 (UTC) Reply week oppose They are both indeed a bit oversharpened as they start sprouting halos.Dengero ( talk) 12:08, 9 February 2008 (UTC) Reply Support Alternative 1, although it is a tad too sharp.Support as nominator Fir0002 11:21, 9 February 2008 (UTC) Reply.Please Note: Do not judge the image by the picture on the image description page which has become oversharpened because of the media-wiki downsizing script.Īrticles this image appears in Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Creator Fir0002 Good technical and enc value = a worth FP candidate IMO. Taken in Swifts Creek, Victoria in July 2007 Alternative 1 Alternative 2 - mid air flight! Reason A high quality image of an unusual species of cockatoo - I say unusual as I only ever see them once a year if that. Usual contact call loud rolling kree or krurr-rr, uttered in flight or when perched also sharp krur-rak in alarm all calls loud, harsh and far-carrying.Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Original - An adult Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo perched in a tree. Both sexes have dark brown eyes and brown-grey legs and feet males have a dark grey bill, while the bill of the female is off-white. Females have yellow spots on the head, neck and wings, and orange-yellow barring on the breast and undertail. IdentificationĪs its name suggests, the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo is a cockatoo with largely black plumage and scarlet panels in the tail, at least in the males. ![]() While the overall threatened status of the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo is listed as “Least Concern” in the EPBC act, the South-eastern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo is listed as ‘Endangered’ and the ‘Forest Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo’ of WA is listed as ‘Vulnerable’. At sunset, flocks of this species are often seen flying high, returning from feeding areas to roosts in large trees along the banks of rivers or streams. It is an active, noisy and conspicuous species that is mainly arboreal, spending much of the day feeding, sometimes in a loose association with other black-cockatoos. A gregarious species, the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo is often seen in large flocks, though it also occurs in pairs and trios.
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