Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Indian Pond Heron Perched Shrubs Veinthaan TN Jan22 D72 22258.jpg

File:Indian Pond Heron Perched Shrubs Veinthaan TN Jan22 D72 22258.jpg, featured

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Info Indian pond heron or paddy bird (Ardeola grayii), perched in shrubs in Veinthaan Pond, Tirunelveli, TN, India. Created by Tagooty - uploaded by Tagooty - nominated by Tagooty -- Tagooty (talk) 04:42, 16 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Shows the heron in its environment, bright green plants contrasting the brown feathers, algae on its legs. -- Tagooty (talk) 04:42, 16 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Much better than your other nomination because the bird is in focus. I wish the resolution were higher but I agree that a photo of the bird in its natural environment deserves to be FP and I like the composition Cmao20 (talk) 15:24, 16 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tournasol7 (talk) 19:41, 16 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Question Are the legs too green? In particular, there's a big green spot on the bird's left leg. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:02, 16 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Ikan Kekek: The green is algae from the surface of the pond. It is visible also at the base of the bill. Part of the motif of "heron in its environment". More prominent in this Night heron with algae on legs and bill taken in the same location. --Tagooty (talk) 02:48, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Understood. Thanks for the explanation. This is a very good photo of the heron, and the only question for me is what I think of the depiction of the background. I won't oppose and might support, but I do think this is a good picture. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:20, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Llez (talk) 10:56, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good focus,frame and capture. Capturing a heron in specially its habitat is what adds a lot of authenticity to the image. --Navneetsharmaiit (talk) 13:25, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support per Cmao20. -- Radomianin (talk) 07:29, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support I'd expect to feel the background is distracting, but it isn't. Daniel Case (talk) 18:04, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Cmao20 and Daniel Case. --Aristeas (talk) 08:11, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 10:56, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 06:32, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 10 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--A.Savin 13:44, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Birds/Pelecaniformes#Genus_:_Ardeola