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Yellow Wattlebird

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Aug 2010 at 08:46:30 (UTC)

Reason: The photo shows the tail length of Australia's largest Honeyeater quite well. It was a bit close, so the image is a two shot composite. This bird isn't hard to see, but it usually seems to be found at the top of tall Eucalypts. I was standing on a ladder next to one such tree attempting to photograph Galahs outside their nest when this bird came along.
Articles in which this image appears: Yellow Wattlebird, List of birds of Tasmania
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Noodle snacks

Support as nominator --Noodle snacks (talk) 08:46, 30 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support original only. Would have my full support but the angle is less than ideal. You're looking up at it from quite an angle. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 11:09, 30 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Probably a support. I'm taking it these aren't the most common of birds? Even if they are, as you say, probably difficult to photograph. What's the orange stuff? I notice your other image also has it. J Milburn (talk) 11:49, 30 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- It is a wattle, which gives the common name to the species. - Zephyris _Talk 12:58, 30 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose Pretty good shot and I know you tried hard, but from this angle and because of the direction the bird is tilting its head you can't see the wattles with an 'S', a pretty major and probably rare identifying trait about this bird and that detracts from the educational quality of the image. Besides liking to perch really high are they very rare? --I'ḏ♥One 17:48, 30 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I cloned the wattle from another source image taken a few seconds apart. I'll let you guys decide what is an acceptable level of photo-manipulation. By "This bird isn't hard to see" I mean it isn't uncommon. Noodle snacks (talk) 02:02, 31 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Hmm...... =\ --I'ḏ ♥One 00:54, 2 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support. Angle/background not ideal, but it's a strong illustration. J Milburn (talk) 12:03, 31 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose edit. Not acceptable to me. If the wattle is an identifying trait it should be genuine, as people might be looking very closely there. --Dschwen 13:26, 2 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- After some thought, agreed. Oppose edit. J Milburn (talk) 15:35, 2 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 10:27, 8 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]