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Red-crested Pochard female


Red-crested Pochard female
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Copyright: Peter van Zoest (PeterZ) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2388 W: 94 N: 5521] (17576)
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, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-30 7:34
Viewed: 307
Points: 62
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The second female duck in a row. Not as beautiful as the male Red-crested Pochard, but beautiful even so, this female.

The Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) is a large diving duck.

Their breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes in southern Europe and southern and central Asia. They are somewhat migratory, and northern birds winter further south and into north Africa.

The adult male is unmistakable. 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 other diving ducks, such as other pochards. They feed mainly by diving or dabbling. They eat aquatic plants, and typically upend for food more than most diving ducks.

Red-crested pochards build a nest by the lakeside among vegetation and lay 8-12 pale green eggs. The birds' status in the British Isles is much confused due to the fact that there have been many escapes and deliberate releases over the years, as well as natural visitors from the continent. However, it is most likely that they are escapees that are now breeding wild and have built up a successful feral population. The situation in the Netherlands is just like in the British Isles. They are quite normal now.

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Peter
Wonderful capture, lovely colors and details.
Horia

hello Peter
very serious...beautiful scene and very good output!
TFS thanks for sharing
Nasos

Very life-like, almost three dimensional picture of this female Pochard, Peter.
This is nature photography at its best.
Thanks and regards,
Ram

hello Peter
bedankt voor je comments
maar!!deze mag er ook wezen ,zo mooi scherp en zo dicht bij
alles is zo goed te zien van deze mooie eend


een plaatje!!
groetjes lou

Hello Peter,
Very beautiful image of this cute pochard.
TFS and regards,
Deniz

Peter
Wonderful sharpness details, lovely colors!
Mariana

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-09-30 8:44]

Hi Peter,another fantastic pic when the sharpness and the colors of the plums are great!!Excellent composition for this very nice specie,thanks for share,have a nice day,LUCIANO

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 407 W: 0 N: 1011] (5460)
  • [2009-09-30 8:46]

Excellent photo!

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1373 W: 56 N: 4723] (16252)
  • [2009-09-30 10:07]

Hello Peter.
Just stunning. Wonderful colours and excellent detail, superb POV, beautiful eye detail as well, really nice work mate, congratulations.
Best regards Siggi

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2908 W: 34 N: 8625] (32146)
  • [2009-09-30 10:15]

Hi Peter. This is a fine close up of the Red-crested Pochard . With your sharp focusing and fine detail awe can see every little detail in the feathers. Your use of the light has given natural colours. She has the look of a female. Well taken TFS.
Nick..

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1057 W: 0 N: 162] (868)
  • [2009-09-30 10:17]

Hello Peter, wonderful shot of this beautiful pochard with nice composition and details.
TFS and R's,
Mehmet

Hello Peter,
Excellent composition and lovely pose.
TFS and regards,
Bahadır

Ciao Peter. Magnificent light and stunning details for this coloured duck. Great capture.

Roberto

Hi Peter,

Great macro capture of the female duck with wonderful clarity and from a great POV. The colors are perfectly shown and especially, I like the textures on the feathers of the duck. Great use of the daylight brings superb results here. The blurry BG is nice too.

Great work!

best regards,
Paras

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  • bedri Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 53 W: 0 N: 73] (500)
  • [2009-09-30 11:22]

Super Peter, excellent. Well done, TFS.
Best regards,
Bedri..

Hallo Peter,

wat een mooie eend is dit.
Goed van detailering en scherpte en zelfs de druppels zie je.

Gert

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2992 W: 162 N: 950] (2789)
  • [2009-09-30 13:03]

Hello Peter,
A great capture of the female Pochard! Impressive sharpness and beautiful light and colours. Well done!
TFS and cheers, Ulla

Ciao Peter, great capture of lovely duck, wonderful light and colors, splendid sharpness and fine details, fascinating reflections, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hi Peter,

Amazingly beautiful capture of this cute pochard while swimming with great clarity and delightful composition.
TFS and cheers,

Bayram

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  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 656 W: 0 N: 228] (4942)
  • [2009-09-30 14:26]

Slav Peter,
A wonderful capture of this lovely duck witj excellent sharpness and nice colors.TFS.
Dûrzan

Hello Peter,
A very good portrait of this beautiful "Red-crested Pochard female". Very interesting especies and document/note. TFS & Best regards.
Ferran.

Hi Peter..
Wonderful photo of this lovely Red-crested Pochard from nice pov.
Details and composition are excelllent.
TFS. Kind regards,
Özgür

Hello Peter,
a very beautiful portrait of a female Red-crested Pochard, superb sharpness and marvellous colours, excellent POV and close composition with very beautiful reflections.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

Beautfully detailed and composed Peter. Colors are natural and lighting superb.

Larry

hello Peter

an excellent close-up photo of the Red-crested Pochard female,
fine POV and DOF, superb focus great sharpness
and details of his wonderful plumage, TFS

Asbed

Hello Peter
this is a beautiful duck and you made a superb shot from it, the details are crisp clear sharp, i like all the brown color tones from his plumage, the great POV, the wonderful composition and even the water droplets on his face
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)
  • [2009-10-01 22:33]

Hello Peter !
First, thank you for your very nice comment on my picture. Then, let's speak about this fantastic picture - it is a very nice species you present us here, I really like the colors of this female with all the nuances of color. The colors and reflections on the water are beautiful, too. Pin sharp details, wonderful pose of the duck, looking so quiet, and a great composition from a nice POV. Very well done !
Valérie.

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2575] (9083)
  • [2009-10-02 2:27]

Hi Peter,
nice duck in good light and excellent colour presentation.
The ripples too play an impostant part in making this shot a nice one.
i like its agile eyes.

regards,
Foozi

A simply, but most beautiful shot, Peter!
Very well seen and the text makes a very interesting read!
Bravo!
Goldy

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1723 W: 0 N: 3915] (15730)
  • [2009-10-03 5:30]

Hello Peter,
That's a very fine Pochard picture again..this one seems to be lost in its dreams. Very harmonious color-palette and fine light. I also like the circles and reflections on the water. Very well seen.
have a nice weekend
Kind regards
Anne

Hi Peter
A beautiful photo...Excellent color and detail...TFS
Jim

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