Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Blue Jay with Peanut

Blue Jay with Peanut

Original - A blue jay holds a peanut in its beak.

Reason: Unique, high quality.
Articles this image appears in: Blue Jay
Creator: User:Saforrest

Support as nominator --Rj1020 (talk) 23:42, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good focus. I like the fact that the bird is actually doing something. Elephantissimo (talk) 00:18, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent shot, though is the peanut appropriate? Oh well, guess it's part of their diet now. Capital photographer (talk) 10:43, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment
- While the noise is just about excusable given the size of the image, it would be preferable to reduce it at least a bit. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 10:59, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm sure that an article has been or could be created that is appropriate for an animal stealing food from human habitation. It's a typical and well-documented behaviour, after all. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 10:59, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- A food native to Central/South America being eaten by a bird native to North America? Seems like that should take away from encyclopedic value in Blue Jay. For an article like Papa Lima Whiskey described, it would be enc. — BRIAN0918 • 2008-06-19 16:38Z
- Reply Well, the bird is sitting on woodwork which shows that the bird could very well have picked up a peanut that had dropped on the floor from a passing person carrying peanuts. Rj1020 (talk) 20:54, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - Considering the United States is the third largest peanut exporting country in the world, I don't see how a North American bird with a peanut in its mouth is a problem. Mexico is the 20th, and Canada is one of three countries that accounts for 80% of US exports of peanuts. - auburnpilot talk 02:36, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    - It was a light comment about how urbanised birds are becoming, I'm fine with the peanut. Capital photographer (talk) 11:23, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose Too much noise/grain in the background and blur/grain in the bird. I'm not sure I understand the comments regarding the peanut; jays have adapted very well to human habitation and are frequent visitors to urban bird feeders in winter. Peanuts are, in my experience, their preferred food. The EV is just fine; it's the tech side that's a little low for a bird FP these days. Matt Deres (talk) 02:30, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Poor composition, lighting, and contrast. It is too light and the color is dull and uninteresting. It adds very little to the bluejay article. The peanut is distracting. Areas of the bird itself appear grainy.Swimmtastic (talk) 04:11, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- User has <30 edits, 2 on FPC. Most of which were here which were seen as somewhat disruptive --Fir0002 05:36, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Image has quality issues, including lack of sharpness and 'hot' whites. Compare vs. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Cyanocitta_cristata_2.jpg or first two photos in encyclopedia article Tomfriedel (talk) 15:54, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose Not a rare bird, should be possible to photograph under more natural conditions, or at least with a less distracting background. Diagonal line from the wooden railing could have been made less prominent by shooting from a lower angle. Good effort; please try again. Durova^Charge! 16:49, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 05:56, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]