Pochard

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Pochard
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Copyright: Vanessa RB (VanessaRB) Silver Note Writer [C: 5 W: 0 N: 24] (102)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-05
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D40X, 55-200mm f/4-5.6GED-IF AF-S DX VR Zoom N
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-05-13 2:42
Viewed: 282
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
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.
From Wikepedia

Picture was taken in Avifauna a birdpark
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Hi Vanessa!
Lovely picture with good colours and natural composition.
TFS
Adrian

Hi Vanessa
Neighbours today and a very nice shot you have taken with good detail, specially the eye
Lovely light and natural color. tfs jon

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2407 W: 132 N: 6648] (20847)
  • [2008-05-13 10:08]

Hello Vanessa,
We don't often see Pochards out of the water, so it's nice to see this fine well composed shot of a male on a rock. The pose and POV are excellent and the sharpness is pretty good, showing this duch well against the OOF bg.
Even though this might be a captive bird, wild ducks often come to these parks as they get access to food. Maybe this is a wild one too!
Thanks for sharing ths beauty,
Regards, Ivan

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 782 W: 11 N: 1370] (4756)
  • [2008-05-13 11:18]

Hi Vanessa,

Great shot of the Pochard.
Nicely composed with a great POV and a lovely pose.
Nice sharp details and a great DOF.
Superb colours and light too.

Hil

Hello Vanessa

Nice picture of this beautiful Pochard. You did allmost everything right - nice light, very nice colours and good focus on the bird with nice details on the bird and a well blurred background. So far so good - now to something you could have in mind next time. When you have focused then turn the camera a little to one of the sides (here to the right) to get the subject out of center. This will add more balance and harmony to the picture.

Apar from that little nit you did a great job.
Mogens

Vanessa,

That is a very nicely composed picture. You've captured lovely details, colors and POV. Very nice work and TFS.

Best Regards,

Martin

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