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Common Pochard female


Common Pochard female
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Copyright: Peter van Zoest (PeterZ) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2419 W: 94 N: 5591] (17778)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08-27
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D300, AF Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6 G, Digital JPEG
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-28 7:10
Viewed: 311
Points: 60
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
After two photos of males in March and April, here a photo of the female. Who said the female isn't colourful?

The Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) is a medium-sized diving duck.

The adult male has a long dark bill with a grey band, a red head and neck, a black breast, red eyes and a grey back. The adult female has a brown head and body and a narrower grey bill band. The triangular head shape is distinctive. Pochards are superficially similar to the closely related North American Redhead and Canvasback.

Their breeding habitat is marshes and lakes with a metre or more water depth. Pochards breed in much of temperate and northern Europe into Asia. They are migratory, and winter in the southern and west of Europe.

These are gregarious birds, forming large flocks in winter, often mixed with other diving ducks, such as Tufted Duck, which they are known to hybridise with.

These birds feed mainly by diving or dabbling. They eat aquatic plants with some molluscs, aquatic insects and small fish. They often feed at night, and will upend for food as well as the more characteristic diving.

In the British Isles, birds breed in eastern England and lowland Scotland, and in small numbers in Northern Ireland, with numbers increasing gradually. Large numbers overwinter in Great Britain, after retreating from Russia and Scandinavia.

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

Source: Wikipedia
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hello Peter,
this is excellent capture for Common Pochard. I have taken it in many times, I cant close it unlike yours. great sharp details, POV/DOF, eyes contact, exposure. splendid colors. you are right, it is really colorful as a females.
thanks for sharing. best wishes
Ahmet

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1392 W: 56 N: 4802] (16520)
  • [2009-09-28 7:37]

Hello Peter
Well composed and good shot.Sharp and beautiful colours.I like the soft background.
Well done
Best regards Siggi

Peter
Wonderful duck again!
Lovely colors, beautiful capture.
Horia

hello Peter

excellent close-up photo of this beautiful duck,
fine low POV, i love the you leaved a little space in front,
fine focus great sharpness and details, TFS

Asbed

hallo Peter
Wat is ze mooi!!
zo mooi van scherpte ,je ziet de veren echt goed
super kleuren ,en ze staat er zo goed voor
GREAT picture
groetjes lou

hello Peter
very good output,in so much colours,a very beautiful picture!
TFS thanks for sharing
Nasos

A stunning shot again, Peter.
Hmmm....This female does seem to be quite colourful!
:)
But she seems to be brooding about something!
Bravo!
Goldy

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  • bedri Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 65 W: 0 N: 86] (546)
  • [2009-09-28 9:51]

Hi Peter,
Excellent capture, nice sharpness & colour. Very good, well done. TFS..
Best ragards,
Bedri...

Ciao Peter. Perfect focus and stunningdetails fot his funny Pochard. Indedd beautiful colours in good contrast. Well done.

Roberto

Hello Peter,
a splendid portrait of the Common Pochard, i can watch these birds in winter, superb sharpness with fine detail of the feathers, very beautiful colours, excellent POV, DOF and composition.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

Hallo Peter,

Mooi laag standpunt van deze eend met goed oogcontact.
Prachtige detailering met fijne kleuren.

Gert

Hello Peter, lovely shot with excellent colours and composition.
TFS and regards,
Deniz

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1073 W: 0 N: 162] (870)
  • [2009-09-28 15:15]

Hello Peter,
Beautiful shot of this pretty pochard.
Details and composition are perfect.
TFS and G's,
Mehmet

Hi Perter,
Superb shot, nice portrait of this Common Pochard, good details.
TFS & Best regards.

Lovely and great shot of this beautiful pochard Peter.
TFS and regards,
Bahadır

Hi Peter,

An amazing capture of this beautiful common pochard with crystal clear details and fine composition.
TFS and cheers,

Bayram

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-09-28 16:26]

Hi Peter,

You captured Lady Pochard beautifully. Her colors are wonderful - she is a fashion plate with the matching beak and "shoes." The details and shadings of her wings are marvelous. I love her eye. An excellent pose and a wonderful portrait.

Jane

Hi Peter,
A perfect capture of this cute common pochard with wonderful details and composition.
Thank you for sharing
cypturk

Hi Peter,
Beautiful pose, very good detail and colors.
Especially the way posing so perfect...
Nice shot.Tfs.
Kind regards,
Leyla.

Hello Peter! Wonderful POV and composition, perfect exposure and capture. Nice natural light and colours. Very good sharpness. Well done!

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1347 W: 0 N: 2588] (9129)
  • [2009-09-29 6:12]

Hi Peter,
a lovely view of the female duck. nice colors and very attractive.
I like the blryy background that enhances the beauty more.
nice presentation.

regards,
Foozi

Hi Peter..
Excellent capture of this lovely duck..
Great details and pov.
TFS. Kind regards,
Özgür

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1982 W: 6 N: 5529] (19689)
  • [2009-09-29 8:13]

Hi Peter,in effect this female too have beautifuls colors too! And what a impressive sharpness of plums,a very top class pic.My best compliments,have a nice day,LUCIANO

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3840 W: 190 N: 11430] (35227)
  • [2009-09-29 9:26]

Hello Peter,
This is one of the best portraits of a female Pochard, indeed any species of duck that I have seen!
It has everything, a fine low lateral POV, excellent sharpness and colours, great lighting, good pose and set in a fine composition against a pleasing neutral BG.
Well done and thanks for sharing this fine portrait of a beautiful female!
Best regards,
Ivan

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2926 W: 34 N: 8678] (32334)
  • [2009-09-29 10:16]

Hi Peter. I was not about last night so i missed this picture of the Common Pochard . You seem to get so many water birds to show us. This looks a well built heavy bird. Taken with fine feather detail and natural colours. Well done TFS,
Nick..

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1735 W: 0 N: 3954] (15862)
  • [2009-09-29 11:22]

Hello Peter,
You are right this female is beautiful and has a very subtle and fine plumage. The colors are perfectely displayed and of great harmony. A great artist's job! I also like the expression of the duck. Very beautiful posting.
Thanks and kind regards
Anne

Hello Peter
Another beautiful duck species from you, you have captured this Common Pochard nicely, great pose, superb details on the whole bird and fine coloration
wonderful profil view
Have a good night
Jacqueline

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  • valy67 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1880 W: 59 N: 2915] (8733)
  • [2009-09-29 23:33]

Hello Peter !
Maybe not as colorful as the male, but still very beautiful - disrete and elegant, I would say. She looks very friendly and I love the catchlight in her eye. Details are amazing, and the sober natural colors are very well captured. Excellent composition and POV. Very well done !
Valérie.

great pic, TFS Ori

Hi Peter
Excellent detail and color make this an impressive photo...Very well captured...TFS
Jim

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