A beautiful bird, ID please

[tommykjensen]

I shot this photo in Disney Animal Kingdom but don't know what kind of bird it is, it is beautiful though.

http://photo.klein-jensen.dk/photo.php?n=2005april_dak_unknown_bird.jpg

[Paul A]

It is very beautiful, I wish I could help on the ID.

[sparker1]

I can't help, but it is a beautiful bird, and a very good photo.

[sixshot]

Great shot. Again, have no idea about the ID - sorry. :eyes

[CyberDyneSystems]

Oh Tommy,.. that is just soooooo beautifull!

No I have no idea what kind of bird that is.. and I would not have imagined such a beast would be seen in your neck of the woods either.. it looks positively tropical!

Stunning bird,. and Wow, what a great photo!

Frame it!

[Tom W]

No idea what it is either, but its an excellent shot.

You may wish to check Disney's web site - I don't know if they would have an ID listing or not, but they might.

[MrChevy]

Pretty bird, nice DOF for sure. Bummer on cutting it's tail off. :(

[Rob612]

As everybody else, no idea about the ID, but the pic is great. Pity for the tail cutting, but anyway it looks great to me.

[PhotosGuy]

Nice shot!

[cmM]

it's justabird tommy ;)
Awesome capture!

[Lioness]

It's a golden breasted starling. Nice picture!

[tommykjensen]

It's a golden breasted starling. Nice picture!

Thanks :)

[CyberDyneSystems]

Tommy!

You have to tell us when it's taken in a Zoo!!! :lol: :lol: (nice find Lioness! :) )

Cosmopsarus regius

Other Names:
French: Spréo royal German: Königsglanzstar Spanish: Mirlo metálico real
Swedish: Guldbröstad praktstare, Kungsglansstare Italian: Storno pettodorato

World: Africa - endemic to the NE from SE Ethiopia and Somalia through Kenya to NE Tanzania.

This beautiful starling is found in pairs or small groups in dry, open bush and wooded areas. It would be difficult to confuse this bird with any other. It has a very slender appearance and the iridescent blues, greens and violet-reds of its back, head and chest contrast sharply with the golden-yellow underparts. It is very wary and easily disturbed (which makes it a difficult bird to photograph). Its diet consists primarily of insects (particularly beetles, ants and termites) although it will occasionally eat seeds. It may be seen feeding in groups alongside Fischer's Starling which is another dry country bird.

Golden-breasted Starlings nests in holes in trees and may use abandoned woodpecker or barbet nests. They breed during March-May and November-December which coincides with the rainy season in the areas they inhabit. They raise their young co-operatively with several birds feeding and tending the young.

[tommykjensen]

Tommy!

You have to tell us when it's taken in a Zoo!!! :lol: :lol: (nice find Lioness! :) )


I thought I did

I shot this photo in Disney Animal Kingdom ...

;) Sorry if it was not clear enough, it definately was not my intention to deceive anyone thinking I shot this bird in the local woods. The photo was taken inside a closed habitat in Disney Animal Kingdom in Florida.

Thanks for the additional information.

[CyberDyneSystems]

.. not at all. obviously it was just me reading too fast! :o :o :o

Man I wish our Starlings looked like that. The colors in your post are super...

I did a google of this bird after Lioness posted it's name,. using Googles "image" button.. Tommy,. your shot is better than any of the others I saw.

[pyterps]

Beautiful shot. Great color.

[tommykjensen]

I upgraded to CS2 this week and found that the new raw converter does a better job than the old one (at least for me ;-) ) The auto corrections are fabulous and I ran this image through it and I think the new version is even better. What do You think?

http://photo.klein-jensen.dk/photo.php?n=2005april_dak_unknown_bird_cs2.jpg

[CyberDyneSystems]

Richer colors all around :) How do the prints look?

[GTogs]

Great shot!