Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Pitta oatesi male - Mae Wong.jpg

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Mar 2013 at 13:04:23 (UTC)

Reason: Pittas are difficult to see and photograph, but much sought after by birdwatchers. With the exception of the female photo also currently nominated, there are no other photos on commons of this species. This is also true for most Pitta species. This, and the complimentary female shot add a lot to the previously unillustrated article, which I expanded a bit.
Articles in which this image appears: Rusty-naped Pitta
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: JJ Harrison

Support as nominator --JJ Harrison (talk) 13:04, 28 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 13:16, 28 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support per female above. Actually, the bird is a little better aligned with the focal plane in this one.
Chick Bowen 20:51, 28 February 2013 (UTC)[reply
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Support Excellent image quality and value considering they are difficult to see and photograph. I wonder if these birds have anything to do with
talk) 21:18, 28 February 2013 (UTC)[reply
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Support. I cannot emphasise enough to non-birders how hard these shots would be to get. Skill and no small amount of luck I imagine, although luck does favour the prepared! Great stuff. Both these images will be on the main pitta page as well soon. Sabine's Sunbird talk 22:43, 1 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support; fantastic. J Milburn (talk) 20:37, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 04:40, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Pitta oatesi male - Mae Wong.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:04, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]