Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Huddling western bluebirds

Western bluebirds huddling in the cold

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Dec 2014 at 22:10:34 (UTC)

Original – Four western bluebirds huddling on a cold December day on the UBC Okanagan campus.

Reason: The photograph illustrates how small homeotherms can manage heat loss in extreme conditions.
Articles in which this image appears: Thermoregulation
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: User:blalonde

Support as nominator – Blalonde (talk) 22:10, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - good photo, however it is a bit low resolution and that twig is a bit obstructing the subject. ///EuroCarGT 22:56, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - It's a very nice photo, but it does not have the minimum number of pixels. CorinneSD (talk) 20:14, 7 December 2014 (UTC) CorinneSD (talk) 22:08, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - a very cute photo, but ‎it is only 1,922 × 1,373 pixels, and the requirement are minimum 1500px X 1500px. Hafspajen (talk) 20:38, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I have uploaded a higher resolution version of this file. It is now 2,311 × 1,651 pixels. Blalonde (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 01:05, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - What are the rules? I'm sure that alternatives must be added, rather than an overwrite of the file, especially if it isn't actually just a bigger picture, but a looser crop. They're not the same thing. 129.234.0.22 (talk) 10:55, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In cases where the original file is radically insufficient and the new version is obviously superior, overwriting the file isn't a big issue. Here, it's not likely to pass with either version. 24.222.214.125 (talk) 21:03, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose-- Hey, whats that purple thing? --The Herald : here I am 14:23, 11 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I also noticed the purple coloring of the feathers on the bird at the right. It's actually stylish. Maybe the bird dyed its feathers to appear "cool". Seriously, though, I don't know whether that is the real color of the bird's feathers or whether it is a result of lighting or technical issues. Either way, I still like this image. CorinneSD (talk) 16:58, 11 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Too much noise. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:20, 12 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:52, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]