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File:Pelecanus rufescens - Étang de Bages-Sigean 01.jpg, featured[edit]
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- Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Pelecaniformes#Family : Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
Info I never saw this before: twenty pelicans in flight formation; created by Llez - uploaded by Llez - nominated by Llez -- Llez (talk) 15:55, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
Support -- Llez (talk) 15:55, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
Comment You should indicate that these are not wild birds (they don't exist in France). I assume they are from the feral population breeding in the Sigean zoo. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:23, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
Done --Llez (talk) 16:41, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
- Support --Palauenc05 (talk) 07:17, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Comment - Very pleasant form, and I'm tempted to support, but is there a category of multiple birds in flight, such that I can search for FPs in that category and compare them? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:48, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Info Please have a look on the category Pelecanus in flight (where I added this picture meanwhile) and it's subcategories. I found no picture (neither in this category nor in the subcategories) which shows such a clear formation of so many pelicans --Llez (talk) 08:02, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Support - Thanks. The category I was really looking for was Category:Birds in flight, but I found it from the subcategory you linked. The only flock of birds in flight that looks sharper is File:Rock doves in flight.jpg, but I like this formation and I'm satisfied that it's well within the level of quality that's been demanded of related FPs. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:04, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Comment Thanks, and I had only the chance for a single shot. No possibility of repetition with better settings --Llez (talk) 09:30, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
Neutral - Here in the US, it's fairly common to see pelicans (P. occidentalis at least) in formation, so for me it's hard to see a lot of "wow" here. That said, as with Ikan I looked for what other similar kinds of pictures we have, and was surprised we don't have many high-quality images of birds in formation (regardless of species), so I'm conflicted. — Rhododendrites talk | 14:12, 18 April 2020 (UTC)- Support per Ikan. Not necessarily that rare a sight as Rhododendrites comments, but then again, that doesn't make much difference if few people have bothered to take a pic of it. Quality is fine for FP. Cmao20 (talk) 16:19, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
- Support --Isiwal (talk) 09:26, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
- Support Nice --Sonya7iv (talk) 11:18, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
- Support.--Vulphere 19:01, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
- Support --Aristeas (talk) 18:18, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
- Support Daniel Case (talk) 00:40, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 07:26, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
Oppose As said, not that rare, and the quality isn't quite there (sharpness, underexposure, CA). —kallerna (talk) 11:17, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- Comment I searched for a positive vote of Kallerna in all actual FP nominations. None! But a lot of "Oppose". --Llez (talk) 11:39, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- Comment And? There is no need to support a nomination with 20 supporting votes, it is going to succeed. Do you think my opposing reasons are not valid? —kallerna (talk) 13:25, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- Comment No. But I meant not only nominiations with 20 supporting votes, but all, also those with only two or three, and I can't imagine that none of all the nominations is worth to be featured in your eyes. But let's finish this discussion now. --Llez (talk) 15:46, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
- Support -- RootlessCosmopolitain (talk)
- Thanks, but not eligible to vote yet. --A.Savin 11:44, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
Confirmed results:
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Birds/Pelecaniformes#Family : Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
