Ken Billington

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File:Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides).jpg

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--  Docu  at 14:24, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

Template

Hi Ken Billington, Please dont put personal tags and templates in the Description field. The description field should describe the photo, no more, no less. I've moved the table-html code into User:Ken Billington/Note for now. –Krinkle^talk 01:01, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

FPC nomination

Hi Ken,

Please notice that we can have only two active nominations in the FPC page at a time. That is why I have inserted the FPD template in your Green-veined White. Alvesgaspar (talk) 21:18, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Information

Hello. I've had you into my page here.

You can add this :

{{Babel| |en |PH-3 |}} on your page.

On your website, you may insert the same free use license what you have used on wikimedia commons.

--ComputerHotline (talk) 16:49, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) (12).JPG, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments  Support QI & Useful --Archaeodontosaurus 17:55, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) (5).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Obvious QI to me --Jebulon 23:21, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Valued image

Hello Ken

If you put Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) (11). JPG in Valued image, I would vote for with pleasure. Changes the scope of Anax imperator. Regards --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 10:54, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

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Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) (4).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments  Support QI & Useful --Archaeodontosaurus 11:20, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) (3).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments  Support QI & Useful --Archaeodontosaurus 17:39, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) (10).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good QI action shot, even if it's not very sharp. LeavXC 02:42, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! House Martin (Delichon urbicum) (1).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Good... only the cut-off head of another swallow at the lower left is a bit disturbing. --Cayambe 11:41, 25 December 2010 (UTC)  Done image now corrected. --Ken Billington 14:46, 25 December 2010 (UTC). Well done. --Cayambe 21:54, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) (14).JPG, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments QI to me. --LeavXC 04:43, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

SCOPE!

Hello Ken,

• The rules of syntax of VA are very strict (I've been slow to understand).
• The Latin name should be in italics, followed by the name in English. Now is good.
• The scope should describe the fields of photography. There can be only one photo by VA scope!
• You give two photo of the dragonfly with the same scope : for VA was impossible.
• I suggest that you should say first flight, in the second laying eggs.
• Amicalement --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 08:10, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Now that you understand you can put in 200 more ... --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 12:46, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

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Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Little Stint (Calidris minuta) (1).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments  Support QI & Useful --Archaeodontosaurus 12:05, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Crane (Grus grus) (3).JPG, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments White feathers show a lack of detail, overexposured --Mbdortmund 23:25, 25 December 2010 (UTC)  Done image now corrected. --Ken Billington 11:02, 26 December 2010 (UTC) looks better --Mbdortmund 23:39, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Green-veined-White-(7).JPG, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Nice shot. — Jagro 01:24, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

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Valued Image Promotion

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Charadrius hiaticula Ringed Plover.
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review

 Oppose 1) Look at the change in the syntax of scope. 2) File: Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) (11). JPG is better because I can see a leg.--Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 10:51, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
 Done thanks for the suggestion, image has been changed to the one showing a leg. --Ken Billington (talk) 13:29, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

•  Support Best in scope --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 15:47, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. George Chernilevsky ^talk 20:51, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

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Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) (14).JPG, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Very good. --Cayambe 16:48, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

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Valued Image Promotion

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Anax imperator Male Emperor Dragonfly In Flight.
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review

• Incorrect scope --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 13:30, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

 Done - Scope has now been changed. --Ken Billington (talk) 14:41, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

•  Support with this new scope --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 12:41, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. Ken Billington (talk) 08:47, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Valued Image Promotion

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Anax imperator Female Emperor Dragonfly Laying Eggs.
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review

• Incorrect scope --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 13:31, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

 Done - Scope has been changed. --Ken Billington (talk) 14:32, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

•  Comment - Please provide the geolocation--Rastaman3000 (talk) - Visit my new user-page! 19:43, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

 Done Geolocation has now been added. --Ken Billington (talk) 21:11, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

•  Support with this new scope --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 12:42, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. George Chernilevsky ^talk 12:48, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Valued image

The scope may be too restrictive

• Calidris minuta Little Stint Feeding On The River Bank : I suggest removing “Feeding On The River Bank”
• Cyanistes caeruleus Blue Tit Gathering Caterpillars : I suggest removing "Gathering Caterpillars"

Regards --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 08:59, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Sanderling (Calidris alba) (6).JPG, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments {{{3}}}

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Gannet (Morus bassanus) (11).JPG, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments  Comment Too much noise in the background, but can be corrected --Archaeodontosaurus 14:37, 28 December 2010 (UTC)  Done image noise now corrected --Ken Billington 20:26, 28 December 2010 (UTC)  Support good now --Archaeodontosaurus 14:48, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Valued Image Promotion

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Podiceps cristatus Juvenile Great Crested Grebe with Parent.
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review

 Support All criteria met --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 14:05, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. George Chernilevsky ^talk 06:56, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
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Calidris minuta (Little Stint).
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review

 Support All criteria met --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 10:33, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. George Chernilevsky ^talk 12:23, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Curlew (Numenius arquata) (12).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments This one is better. --Dschwen 19:31, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Juvenile Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) (4).jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments Ok. --kallerna 13:16, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

FP Promotion

★ This image has been promoted to Featured picture! ★ The image File:Emperor-Dragonfly-(5).jpg, that you nominated on Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Emperor-Dragonfly-(5).jpg has been promoted. Thank you for your contribution. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so.

/FPCBot (talk) 22:00, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

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Valued Image Promotion

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Vulpes vulpes (juvenile) Red Fox Cubs.
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review

 Support Best and most valuable within scope. --Mile (talk) 18:36, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

Result: 1 support, 0 oppose =>
promoted. George Chernilevsky ^talk 21:00, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Swallows

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Hi, where did you photograp your swallows?

• North/south america - Hirundo rustica erythrogaster
• Europe, west Asia, Africas - Hirundo rustica rustica
• East asia, Australia - Different subspecies, considerable disagreement in naming

--Kersti (talk) 14:06, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Couple of renamed pics

Hi Ken - found and renamed a couple of misidentified pics: File:Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) (14).JPG (previously given as a Ringed Plover) and File:Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) (11).jpg (previously given as a Curlew). I've also corrected the links on your gallery page. - MPF (talk) 13:03, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

File:Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) (1).jpg

There is a question about Your photo on Polish Wikipedia. One of the users claims, that this is not Aquila chrysaetos but rather Aquila nipalensis. Could you please check it up and give some comment about it? Best regards, Mulat (talk) 07:34, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Tip: Categorizing images

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Hello, Ken Billington!

Tip: Add categories to your files

Thanks a lot for contributing to the Wikimedia Commons! Here's a tip to make your uploads more useful: Why not add some categories to describe them? This will help more people to find and use them.

Here's how:

1) If you're using the UploadWizard, you can add categories to each file when you describe it. Just click "more options" for the file and add the categories which make sense:

2) You can also pick the file from your list of uploads, edit the file description page, and manually add the category code at the end of the page.

[[Category:Category name]]

For example, if you are uploading a diagram showing the orbits of comets, you add the following code:

[[Category:Astronomical diagrams]]

[[Category:Comets]]

This will make the diagram show up in the categories "Astronomical diagrams" and "Comets".

When picking categories, try to choose a specific category ("Astronomical diagrams") over a generic one ("Illustrations").

Thanks again for your uploads! More information about categorization can be found in Commons:Categories, and don't hesitate to leave a note on the help desk.

CategorizationBot (talk) 12:10, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

• Image:Crested Pekin Duck (Anas platyrhynchos domestica) (2).jpg was uncategorized on 25 January 2012 CategorizationBot (talk) 12:10, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
• Image:Crested Pekin Duck (Anas platyrhynchos domestica) (1).jpg was uncategorized on 25 January 2012 CategorizationBot (talk) 12:10, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
• Image:Crested Pekin Duck (Anas platyrhynchos domestica) (5).jpg was uncategorized on 25 January 2012 CategorizationBot (talk) 12:10, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
• Image:Crested Pekin Duck (Anas platyrhynchos domestica) (4).jpg was uncategorized on 25 January 2012 CategorizationBot (talk) 12:10, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
• Image:Crested Pekin Duck (Anas platyrhynchos domestica) (3).jpg was uncategorized on 25 January 2012 CategorizationBot (talk) 12:10, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

I use one of your photos

Hi Ken!

I have use a photo of Parus major from wikimedia in my free software educational proyect "Animalandia" (http://herramientas.educa.madrid.org/animalandia)

You can see directly in the follow link:

http://herramientas.educa.madrid.org/animalandia/imagen.php?id=34101

If you wish, you can send me some letters or/and a photo for your "contributor card" in Animalandia, If you prefer, I can use your profile en http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/author/ken-billington/

http://herramientas.educa.madrid.org/animalandia/autor.php?nombre=Ken%20Billington

This is my "contributor card", for example:

http://herramientas.educa.madrid.org/animalandia/autor.php?nombre=Fernando%20Lis%F3n%20Mart%EDn

In the future, I use more of your photos, I sure!

Thank you for the licence and for your splendid photos and your great work in Focusing on Wildlife!! Regards! Fernando Lisón

--Fernando.lison (talk)