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Tasmanian Native-hen[edit]

Original - A Tasmanian Native-hen (Gallinula mortierii) grazing in Tasmania, Australia. Although flightless they are capable of running at up to 50 km/h
Reason
Nice lighting, nice quality, typical posture for the bird.
Articles this image appears in
Tasmanian Native-hen, Rallidae
Creator
Noodle snacks
  • Support as nominator --Noodle snacks (talk) 10:05, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Start timestamp. MER-C 13:37, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Yeah, sorry about that, the creation link seemed to be broken yesterday so copied from a different nomination. Noodle snacks (talk) 22:40, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Support The focus on the subject is amazing and it is a great shot however only a weak support since as much as I love the shot of the subject (and the technical skill it must have required) I keep being drawn to how distracting the grass and the background are, unfortunately that sometimes can't be helped in photography but it does detract somewhat from the target and from the image in general. Cat-five - talk 00:06, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • The grass is a principle component of the bird's diet, so having that bit in focus probably isn't a bad thing. Noodle snacks (talk) 00:18, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
      • Changed from weak to full per the above. Cat-five - talk 01:18, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. I think that, even though the surroundings aren't the most pretty, they have good EV. The main subject is sharp, and that is much more important than a messy background. Intothewoods29 (talk) 06:19, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support another great image of a rail. Sabine's Sunbird talk 04:59, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Lovely image. Aviceda talk 06:18, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Lovely image. now for the article...Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 07:58, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Very nice. SpencerT♦C 19:11, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Tasmanian Native-hen.jpg MER-C 05:28, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]