Chestnut Quailthrush

Gallery: AvianPosted April 12, 2012179 views14 comments

These handsome birds inhabit semi arid and arid woodlands of southern Australia. they are largely terrestrial only flying when flushed. The male will sing from a territorial perch.

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cheers
Rob

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14 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 12, 2012 at 8:12 AM

Beautiful colors and light, Rob, and the larger version especially shows the sharpness and detail.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 12, 2012 at 8:18 AM

Handsome indeed Rob. The coloration of the bird and the creamy background renders a painterly feel to this image that works very well.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 12, 2012 at 10:00 AM

Lovely composition, Rob. I like the slight slope to the rock-it really works with the pose of the bird.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on April 12, 2012 at 10:10 AM

Rob,
Terrific looking bird. Nice job capturing the details and the exposure on the whites look great. Love the rock perch and the blurred background.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 12, 2012 at 11:08 AM

Wow, handsome is a great description of this species Rob. Love the overall comp. The rock perch has great character, the BG is stellar and the bird well exposed and sharp. Very nice light too. Super shot.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 12, 2012 at 12:47 PM

A terrific species and a fine image. I'd love to see one some day.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on April 12, 2012 at 3:31 PM

Rob the large image really does show super detail and very sharp.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 12, 2012 at 5:41 PM

Wow, what an interesting name and colorful bird, amazing feather patterns and nice job on handling the color contrast, excellent shot Rob, the larger image looks great, thanks for posting this.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 13, 2012 at 2:13 AM

Beautiful bird - really nice detail and colours in this fellow.
Thanks for sharing all the great birds of Australia with us -

Sandy

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 13, 2012 at 10:42 AM

Very cool bird and this is a wonderful image! Great perch and nice bg along with color and detail. Sharon

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Comment posted by Jude Haase on April 13, 2012 at 4:23 PM

Very nice pose, comp & lighting!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 13, 2012 at 10:54 PM

Gorgeous bird and shot Rob, love the stony perch and bg too.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 14, 2012 at 12:21 AM

Awesome Bird Rob!!! I like the perch too. Excellent exposure work and comp.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 14, 2012 at 3:21 AM

Certainly a new species to me. Excellent photo, great techs and comp. Really nice.

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