Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris female.jpg

Eastern Spinebill

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jul 2010 at 09:12:09 (UTC)

Original - Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) female

Reason: I quite like the acrobatic pose, heath and pollen on the beak.
Articles in which this image appears: Eastern Spinebill
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Noodle snacks

Support as nominator --Noodle snacks (talk) 09:12, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment This is a nice bird picture. But there seems to be a developing lack of FP diversity. Pretty much every photo of the chemical elements gets approved. And we seem to have a very accomplished and prolific bird photographer (or several). What with all our bird and chemical-element photos, it makes me wonder if Wikipedia’s FP section on the front page has its variety diminished a bit. Greg L (talk) 15:46, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't think variety is a good reason to oppose: It's more a reason to sort through all the images on Commons/the LoC/etc to try and add variety =) Adam Cuerden (talk) 19:56, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - He wasn't opposing... Hence the Comment bit at the start... However Greg, I'll love to try and add variety but my camera is shocking! Let alone my skills... Gazhiley (talk) 21:02, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - Oh, understood. But I'm just pointing out how to fix the problem. =) Adam Cuerden (talk) 21:16, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support What a lucky shot, would be better if more of the branch and tips of the beak and tail were in focus, but I still like the quality this came out in. --I′d※<3※Ɵɲɛ (talk) 20:19, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Pretty much per IdLoveOne. Adam Cuerden (talk) 21:09, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support The way the light reflects off this bird really well. Greg L (talk) 21:58, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support The bird is the target of the image. And it is very clear. Gut Monk (talk) 22:55, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Wonderful shot. — raeky ^{(talk | edits)} 15:17, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support, beautiful. I get the impression this one could be good for an illustration of the specific behaviour- it's a shame nectarivore is not the best of articles. Though this doesn't show the distinctive breast so well, the distinctive behaviour (as well as the beak being put to its proper use!) make up for that. It would fit nicely into honeyeater, to illustrate "Unlike the hummingbirds of America, honeyeaters do not have extensive adaptations for hovering flight, though smaller members of the family do hover hummingbird-style to collect nectar from time to time. In general, honeyeaters prefer to flit quickly from perch to perch in the outer foliage, stretching up or sideways or hanging upside down at need."- it could perhaps replace your wattlebird image. I'd be inclined to say its EV there could actually be higher than the EV in the species article. What do you reckon? J Milburn (talk) 10:32, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I swapped the images in the article around a little. It now has two of yours, as it happens. J Milburn (talk) 10:13, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Seems reasonable to me. Noodle snacks (talk) 11:30, 10 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Just added this image to Epacris impressa after seeing it here to illustrate the section "Interaction with honeyeaters". Nice image with excellent EV. Melburnian (talk) 06:50, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Very sharp and snapped at a perfect time, really captures the bird perfectly. -- Jack?! 15:17, 11 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris female.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 22:51, 13 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]