Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Spotted-backed weaver (Ploceus cucullatus spilonotus) male Mauritius.jpg

File:Spotted-backed weaver (Ploceus cucullatus spilonotus) male Mauritius.jpg, featured edit

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Info Bread isn't actually bad for birds, but it's not a healthy diet if they rely on it. Vendors outside the Botanic Gardens in Mauritius feed bread to the birds to attract tourists. All by Charlesjsharp -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:33, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:33, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support --XRay 💬 12:23, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- IamMM (talk) 16:17, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support What a face! -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:05, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support chirp chirp /s. --SHB2000 (talk) 23:24, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 06:00, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Peulle (talk) 07:51, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice background, too --Schnobby (talk) 08:58, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support Much better use of sharpening than in your previous nomination, in my opinion. The face still looks a bit crispy to my eyes, but well within the realm of personal preference --Julesvernex2 (talk) 11:27, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:22, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Ermell (talk) 22:35, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Terragio67 (talk) 23:18, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Fischer.H (talk) 18:07, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support The unusual perch makes the difference for me, but the colors work well together, too. Daniel Case (talk) 03:30, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice colors. --Tuxyso (talk) 12:27, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support but that kind of food can be lethal to birds. -- Ivar (talk) 15:54, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Bread is not lethal in itself. But bread does not contain the right ingredients and it a the bird (like us) feel full; so if a bird relies on tourist bread it's health can deteriorate. So it's a bad thing to do. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:40, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Support. Nice picture, but the tail and the left leg are not sharp.--Famberhorst (talk) 16:37, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

With my equipment, I can't get the whole bird in focus unless I move further away from the subject and sacrifice detail. I chose to minimise cropping. What focal length and other settings would you have used? Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:36, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Answer: I don't know. I never photograph birds and I don't have the equipment to do so. We are talking about FP level here and notice that the photo is not sharp everywhere. That makes the photo less special to me.--Famberhorst (talk) 05:49, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Check out the animal close-up animal POTY winners and finalists. Every one has unsharp areas. That's how long lens cameras work. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:55, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

At your request I have looked at those photos and these photos also do not appeal to me.--Famberhorst (talk) 16:57, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Support --GRDN711 (talk) 19:28, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 18 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--MZaplotnik^(talk) 17:33, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Birds/Passeriformes#Family : Ploceidae (Weavers)