Just Singing in the Rain
by Nava Thompson
Title
Just Singing in the Rain
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
(1st win in 'Spring in Winter')(2nd place contest win in 'SPRINGTIME') This is a photo taken by Nava Thompson of a Redpoll sitting in the Crab-Apple Tree blossoms with a spring rain coming down....Arkansas......The Redpolls are a group of small passerine birds in the finch family Fringillidae which have characteristic red markings on their heads. They were formerly placed into the genus Acanthis together with the linnets and the twite, but their closest relatives are actually the crossbills, that are placed in the genus Loxia.......The latter genus could be merged with Carduelis in a single genus, for which the name Loxia would then have priority. But this would imply to change the name of a large number of species, and as their adaptations and biogeography are evolutionarily quite peculiar, it would be better to reinstate Acanthis instead, including only the redpolls. There are several different very closely related....... forms of redpolls which could be considered as anything from one to five species......Recent studies........ tend to support three species, but this is certainly not definite............. redpolls are northern breeding woodland species, associated with birch trees. They are small birds, brown or grey-brown above and with a red forehead patch. The adult male's breast is washed in red, but in females and young birds the buff breast and white belly are streaked with brown. The bill is small and yellow. Some birds, particularly young ones, are difficult to assign to species.......They are primarily seed-eaters, and often feed acrobatically like a tit; their diet may include some insects in summer. They have a dry reeling song and a metallic call. They lay 4�7 eggs in a nest in a tree or, in the case of the Arctic Redpoll, a large bush. They can form large flocks outside the breeding season, sometimes mixed with other finches.
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August 7th, 2012
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Luther Fine Art 20 Days Ago
Congratulations! I am happy to announce that your excellent photographic art has been proudly featured on the home page of the Camera Art Group! You are invited to archive your feature in Group Feature Archive: April 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024 discussion.
Jennifer White
Congratulations your beautiful photo has been featured in the Ozarks Photo and Art Collection Group. You are invited to post your featured image in the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Alex Lapidus
Congratulations! This fine image of an identified wild bird is featured in the Wild Birds of the World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the Jan – Mar 2024 Feature Archive discussion for additional visibility.
Dylyce Clarke
Congratulations, your picture has been FEATURED on the home page in the group LADY PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ARTISTS on February 27, 2024. You are invited to add this featured image to the group discussion page "FEATURES ARCHIVE AND THANK YOU MESSAGES FOR Jan-April 2024.”
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Nava – your small bird has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the 2024 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Jennifer White
Thanks for submitting to Ozarks group. Nice capture! Where was this taken so I can include in the group?
Nikolyn McDonald
Revisiting this beautiful piece - love the gentle spring rain feel. Congratulations on the tie for 2nd place in the recent I Would Rather Be - complete the sentence contest.
Nava Thompson replied:
Nikolyn---thank you for your revisit and nice comments---always nice to hear from you!
Geoff Crego
Nava, your bird captures are wonderful; love how this little redpoll is framed by beautiful blossoms, which unfortunately don't provide much protection from the falling rain. l/v
Claudia Ellis
Beautiful capture! I love the composition, rain, and beautiful flowers with the cute little bird! I'm giving you one of my votes for the "National TV Photo Contest" F/L
Nava Thompson replied:
Claudia----thank you for nice comments---for the 2 votes and fave! Much appreciated!
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