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Curlew


Curlew
Photo Information
Copyright: Pekka Valo (pekkavalo1) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 453 W: 58 N: 2111] (6749)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-27
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 400D, Canon 100-400 L + 1.4x Extender, B+W 77 010 UV-Haze 1 x
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/100 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Joe's Favourites 2 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-04-07 1:16
Viewed: 936
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arguata) having a meal near wetland nature reserve Otajärvi (lake). The picture was shot using a car as hide. This is likely to be female as it was already heading back to wintering areas in the South. In the Northern breeding areas in Scandinavia the female leaves the male to take care of the eggs soon after they have been laid.

From RSPB website:

Family
Sandpipers and allies (Scolopacidae)

Overview
The curlew is the largest European wading bird, instantly recognisable on winter estuaries or summer moors with its long down-curved bill, brown upperparts and long legs. There have been worrying breeding declines in many areas largely due to loss of habitat through agricultural intensification. It is included on the Amber List as a bird with important breeding and wintering populations in the UK.

Where to see them
Around the whole UK coastline with the largest concentrations of found at Morecambe Bay, the Solway Firth, the Wash, and the Dee, Severn, Humber and Thames estuaries. Greatest breeding numbers are found in N Wales, the Pennines, the southern uplands and E Highlands of Scotland and the Northern Isles.

When to see them
All year round. Look in breeding habitat from April to July. Coastal numbers build up from July and reach a peak in January and February.

What they eat
Worms, shellfish and shrimps.
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Hello Pekka,

Lovely image of this bird with extra long bill.
I thought the one I did upload the other day had a long bill, but this one must be the champ :)
Wonderful details in the feathers of the Curlew and overall warm color tones.
Vey good composition, focus and DOF.
Very good note also. TFS!!!

Best regards, Harry

Hi Pekka

Lovely shot of the curlew.
Great low-down POV and good sharpness.
Well composed

Chris

Hello Pekka , excellent colors and POV , good shrpnss , TFS .

Hello Pekka,

Excellent shot of this curlew. Very good POV, DOF an sharpness. Beautiful colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

Hello Pekka
You have got a really low pov on this Curlew and it works superbly..Great focussing to cut through the grass to the subject...Great informative notes.
Tfs and All the Best
Paul

Pekka,
The shot is beautiful, on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the highest, I'd rate it 9 if not 10, but is the subject beautiful?
I, honestly, do not think so...But again, that's my perspective...;)
Thank you!
Goldy

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2008-04-07 10:21]

Hi Pekka,

She looks wonderful in this natural setting. Nice colors and good details showing her off well. That is some beak!!!

Jane

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3816 W: 190 N: 11348] (34987)
  • [2008-04-07 13:16]

Hello Pekka,
You must been quite close in your car to get a fine sharp image of a Curlew like this.
The bird is nicely composed among the grass, the grassy BG being suitably blurred and the low POV is great.
Thanks for sharing this fine imgage,
Best wishes, Ivan

Hello Pekka,
Superb low pov to have this beautiful Curlew well captured in such fine details of it!
perfect sharpness with nice colouration
very well done
cheers
Tony

hello Pekka

this is a superb shot of the Curlew, i love that POV at the level
of the subject, excellent framing, excellent DOF,
lovely luminosity of the image with great sharpness and details, TFS

Asbed

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2992 W: 162 N: 950] (2789)
  • [2008-04-08 2:22]

Hello Pekka,
Very fine close-up of the elegant Curlew. Perfect details and colours and a fine contrasting background.
Many thanks, Ulla

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2008-04-08 5:38]

Very, very sharp image of this Curlew, Pekka!
The low-down POV is superb!
Very nice light and colours.
Excellent composition too.
Superb DOF.
Straight into my favourites!
Very well done,

Joe

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
  • [2008-04-08 19:20]

Hello Pekka,
Wonderful species captured beautifully by your excellent camera work. Thank you for sharing Pekka.
Rick

Hello Pekka good low viewpoint and fine detail very sharp head and beak for 1/100sec tfs rgds Necip

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2008-05-10 5:31]

Hello Pekka! Beautiful bird and perfectly good shot! Well done, thanks!

Mario

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