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• Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds/Charadriiformes#Genus : Glareola
•  Info A resting Small pratincole (Glareola lactea) in the Bundala National Park, Sri Lanka ---- all by A.Savin -- A.Savin 13:20, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
•  Support --A.Savin 13:20, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
•  Oppose Removed unsubstantiated accusation -- please no personal attacks --A.Savin 14:42, 21 January 2021 (UTC) Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:33, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Serious, but unsubstantiated accusation

One should not approach a nesting (not resting) bird this close. Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:33, 20 January 2021 (UTC) @Charlesjsharp: I know that I cannot expect fair votes from you, but nonetheless I'd like to make clear, I was not closer rather than for any other pictures of my Bundala session. Thanks --A.Savin 21:18, 20 January 2021 (UTC)  Comment Putting the snide comment to one side, if you were that close to other nesting birds then your behaviour is not as it should be. We need to respect the wildlife we photogrpah. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:39, 20 January 2021 (UTC) @Charlesjsharp: This is quite a severe accusation which you please provide evidence for. I was not closer than for other photos -- to say exactly, this is a national park where you have to stay in the car, and nothing else did I. If the bird was sitting closer to the road than it normally should, that was definitely its "choice". --A.Savin 21:45, 20 January 2021 (UTC) I could understand if your behaviour was a lack of knowledge, but it appears you still do not accept that the bird is nesting. Evidence links:Audubon [1], RSPB [2], UK research into safe distances from nesting birds [3] Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:26, 21 January 2021 (UTC) If this all were not as absurd, I would probably have asked: "Do you think that the car should not have stopped". EOD, and please leave your personal attacks collapsed. P.S. #NeverForgetNeverForgive --A.Savin 14:49, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

•  Support --Ivar (talk) 09:05, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
•  Support --StellarHalo (talk) 09:31, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
•  Support --Aristeas (talk) 09:43, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
•  Support I think that face deserves a feature. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:13, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
•  Weak oppose The quality is solid but the POV for this subject is convincing to me what also causes DOF problems, sorry Poco a poco (talk) 19:13, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
•  Support per Ikan. Cmao20 (talk) 01:24, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
•  Support--Llez (talk) 06:46, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
•  Support We even see the car reflection into the eye. Christian Ferrer ^(talk) 20:08, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
•  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 07:59, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
•  Support Daniel Case (talk) 17:04, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
•  Support Nice image to me.--Famberhorst (talk) 16:44, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Confirmed results:

Result: 11 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:05, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Birds/Charadriiformes#Genus : Glareola