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Wooly necked stork


Wooly necked stork
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Copyright: Goutham Ramesh (goutham_ramesh) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 696 W: 132 N: 2202] (8719)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-14
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D50, Sigma 50 -500mm f4/6.3 DG EX APO HSM
Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): GouthamBirds [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-06-14 11:03
Viewed: 390
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi all,
Today i was with Satish when i shot this fellow on a lake bed as he was foraging for for food.
This is elusive wolly necked stork, which is alarge wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.
It is a widespread tropical species which breeds in Africa, and also in Asia from India to Indonesia. It is a resident breeder in wetlands with trees. The large stick nest is built in a forest tree, and 2-5 eggs form the typical clutch. This stork is usually silent, but indulges in mutual bill-clattering when adults meet at the nest.The Woolly-necked Stork walks slowly and steadily on the ground seeking its prey, which like that of most of its relatives, consists of frogs, lizards and large insects. African birds are attracted to bush fires.

The bird derives its scientific species name from the black and white vestments formerly worn by clerics.

The Woolly-necked Stork is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolly-necked_Stork

Hope you pppl will like it
Cheers,
Goutham R
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Hi Goutham,
Wow, Wow !! Beautiful capture of a rare bird and its habitat. Wonder why the lake is muddy, is it due to fresh inflow of water from the rains?
TFS
Regards
Anil

Hello Goutham
Very intersting shot of this Wooly necked stork,
Perfect focusing,soft lighting and composition and POV.Welldone my friend.

Regards
Fartash

Hi,
Great pic from this beautiful bird. Naice colors, sharpness and details
Greetings
Raimundo

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2458 W: 168 N: 7420] (23432)
  • [2008-06-15 0:50]
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Hello Goutham,
Excellent capture of this elegant Stork in a fine composition. Great sharpness and fine colours. This rare bird must be hard to find so you did very well indeed. Were you in a hide or how close were you? Well done!
Many thanks and regards, Ulla

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 916 W: 4 N: 2277] (10628)
  • [2008-06-15 3:07]

Hello Goutham,
Absolute beauty. The eye focus is superb and the way the bird is looking just brilliant. Ganesh

great stork, nice composition, greetings, Ori

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