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Red-crested Pochard


Red-crested Pochard
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Copyright: Zeno Swijtink (Zeno) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 475 W: 0 N: 926] (7979)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03-04
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D80, Tamron 200-500 mm.
Exposure: f/8, 1/640 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-03-04 12:28
Viewed: 777
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Red-crested Pochard is a large diving duck. Their breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes in southern Europe and southern Asia. They are somewhat migratory, and northern birds further south and into north Africa.
The adult is unmistakeble. It has a rounded orange head, red bill and black breast. The flanks are white, the back brown, and the tail black. The female is mainly a pale brown, with a darker back and crown and a whitish face. These are gregarious birds, forming large flocks in winter, often mixed with othr diving ducks, such as Pochards. Red-crested pochards build a nest by the lakeside among vegetation and lay 8-12 pale green eggs.
I saw this species in Twisteden.
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  • Great 
  • clnaef Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 773 W: 59 N: 646] (6692)
  • [2007-03-04 12:42]

Bonjour,
En voilà un qui ne craint pas l'eau.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

  • Great 
  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2754 W: 147 N: 7948] (24747)
  • [2007-03-04 12:42]

Hello Zeno,
Nice to see you're back in action on TN!
This is a fine presentation of a male Red-crested Pochard with good sharpness, lighting and comp. with appealing water movement.
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

Hello Zeno!
Piekna kaczka. Kolorym ostosc i kadr - super. Dziekuje za pokazanie tej kaczki i opis.
Gratuluje i pozdrawiam - Roma

Bonjour Zeno

Bravo pour cette belle présentation. Le canard est superbe et la qualité d'image très bonne.

Merci et au revoir...JP

Hello Zeno
What a great shot of this Duck,
Excellent compo and lighting,
Welldone.

Regards
Fartash

Hello Zeno , good and sharp portrait , TFS.

  • Great 
  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-03-04 22:22]

Hello Zeno

A beautiful and sharp image of this pochard.The colours are well saturated and the plumage shows really well.Lovely eye contact.TFS

Rob

Hi Zeno, this is a very good shot of this Pochard. The detail of the feathers, eye and running water are very good.

  • Great 
  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1159 W: 255 N: 2639] (11925)
  • [2007-03-05 0:43]

Ha Zeno,

een mooie kleurrijke opname van deze eend,heb ik geloof ik nog niet life kunnen zien,wel reeds een paar maal op TN gezien,een goede compositie en de druppels uit de snavel zijn een plezante extra,

Groetjes,
Paul

Hi Zeno

Stunning shot! Love the water falling from the beak. A beautiful looking bird. Congrats! :-)

  • Great 
  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3100 W: 234 N: 5929] (20008)
  • [2007-03-05 3:28]

What a clear shot of this pochard, Zeno.
Beautiful colors, great POV, good exposure.
I like the water dribbling out of his beak.
TFS. : )

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