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Brown Bobby


Brown Bobby
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Copyright: Ralf Lukovic (ralfsworld) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 500 W: 88 N: 1785] (6006)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-17
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 20D, Canon 100-400L 4.5-5.6 IS USM
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-01-29 9:19
Viewed: 1001
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Captured @ Half Moon Caye, Belize @ 400mm, handheld, in the top of the tree, in wild.

The Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) is a large seabird of the gannet family, Sulidae. The adult brown booby reaches about 76 cm. (30 in.) in length. Its head and upper body are covered in dark brown, with the remainder being a contrasting white. The juvenile form is gray-brown with darkening on the head, wings and tail. While these birds are typically silent, bird watchers have reported occasional sounds similar to grunting or quacking.

This species breeds on islands and coasts in the pantropical areas of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. They frequent the breeding grounds of the islands in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. This bird nests in large colonies, laying two chalky blue eggs on the ground in a mound of broken shells and vegetation. It winters at sea over a wider area.

Brown Booby pairs may remain together over several seasons. They perform elaborate greeting rituals.

Brown Boobies are spectacular divers, plunging into the ocean at high speed. They mainly eat small fish or squid which gather in groups near the surface and may catch leaping fish while skimming the surface. Although they are powerful and agile fliers, they are particularly clumsy in takeoffs and landings; they use strong winds and high perches to assist their takeoffs.
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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2320 W: 164 N: 6917] (21924)
  • [2007-01-29 9:53]

Hej Ralf,
Very smart shot of this beautiful Red-footed Booby. Looks a bit awkward to sit with those big feet on that branch! Excellent capture in beautiful light. Great sharpness and good colours.
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2422 W: 132 N: 6903] (21601)
  • [2007-01-29 9:58]
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Hej Ralf,
You've done it again! This is an excellent sharp capture of a Booby.
However, this is not a Brown Booby: it is a juvenile Red-footed Booby.
Great POV and blue sky BG making a fine comp..
Well done and TFS!
Hälsningar, Ivan

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  • radz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 601 W: 11 N: 598] (3159)
  • [2007-01-29 10:18]

Nice capture!!!Nice blue background&details are sharp!!TFS!!!

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  • Rolf Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 59 W: 0 N: 27] (196)
  • [2007-01-29 11:14]

Really interesting bird captured with nice details.
TFS
Rolf

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1639 W: 8 N: 4185] (13683)
  • [2007-01-29 11:47]

Hi Ralf,

I've never seen a Booby in real life but this picture is close to doing that. The details are fantastic and the pose and open mouth are priceless.

TFS

Jane

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1029 W: 1 N: 3944] (13268)
  • [2007-01-29 12:33]

Hi Ralf,
Beautiful colors, details and composition, a very fine job on this capture.
Rick

bonjour Ralf,

superbe prise de vue magnifique composition et des couleurs splendide bravo


eric

Hi Ralf...
Definetely a good shot.
Maybe the lowest branch and the green area could have been cropped. An option?
Well done!
TFS
Annick

Hi Ralf,
Great shot,excellent details,colours and composition,super work,
Mircea

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1677 W: 5 N: 2144] (11854)
  • [2007-01-29 20:48]

Superbe composition,la pose de l'oiseau est superbe sur cette branche et les couleurs sont très jolies.
Merci!
joseph

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3060 W: 231 N: 5811] (19542)
  • [2007-01-30 3:36]

Great shot of this booby, Ralf.
A bird we don't see very much here on TN.
Funny to see him trying to stand on a branch with those webbed feet.
Must be quite a challenge, but he seems quite happy.
Good details, excellent POV against the blue sky, and good light.
TFS. : )

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  • pilonm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 541 W: 99 N: 811] (2641)
  • [2007-01-31 15:13]

Hello Ralf,

Wow! What a fantastic bird (never seen before)!!! Colors are wonderful and natural! The nice blue sky enhances it so well! Details of the feathers are very sharp and you did a great compos using a perfect POV... Having it the beak opened is a "plus"!!!

Great job and TFS,

Michel

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