Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Luscinia calliope - Pak Chong 2.jpg

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Original – Siberian Rubythroat (Luscinia calliope) male, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

Reason: Nice photo of a cool migrant. I got this shot after a tip off from another photographer I met in nearby Khao Yai National Park, where I slept the night on the way to see the Pitta. It involved waiting for a few hours in baking heat in front of a small waterhole in a sugar cane field.
Articles in which this image appears: Siberian Rubythroat
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: JJ Harrison

Support as nominator --JJ Harrison (talk) 13:09, 28 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Forget to add it to the page? Page is already pretty overillustrated, probably have to drop both of the previous male images, imho. — raeky t 15:19, 28 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Well yes, heh. Does somebody want to suspend this for a week, or just let it run anyway? JJ Harrison (talk) 00:05, 1 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  - It's been there long enough to say it is probably stable now. JJ Harrison (talk) 08:17, 5 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose I hope it's not sacrilegious to say this cause I know your work is excellent. But it's the background I don't like. I prefer the female image on the same article in terms of clarity. As a large image, I can see the bird fine, but as a thumbnail on a Wiki article, the bird just blends right into the background. :( – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 02:44, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great details. The chosen same colour surroundings is part of its survival skills. J Kadavoor J e e 06:26, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support. There is no problem discerning the bird against the background and it nicely highlights the throat patch. Chick Bowen 19:40, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support as per the other supports. --Clarkcj12 (talk) 17:32, 5 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support though it could be a smidgen sharper on the head. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 13:10, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Luscinia calliope - Pak Chong 2.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:09, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]