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Common Pochard


Common Pochard
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Copyright: Razvan Zinica (zetu) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 655 W: 15 N: 1629] (6333)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-04-03
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 40d, Canon EF 100-400 mm F4.5-5.6L IS USM
Exposure: f/8, 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-07-30 0:36
Viewed: 313
Points: 20
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.
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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 414 W: 0 N: 1030] (5550)
  • [2009-07-30 1:22]

Ca o pictura, felicitari pentru aceasta frumoasa fotografie!

Slav Razvan,
Nicely capture of these swiming ducks.Very good sharpness and details.Excellent colors and composition.Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Dûrzan

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-07-30 8:57]

Hi Razvan,this wonderful blue of water is the best ambient to capture the pochards.Top quality of sharpness and colors,a very nice pic.My best compliments,have a nice day,LUCIANO.

Hello Razvan!
une tres bon BG tres bon details et couleurs naturelles!
a tres bientot
Joffrey

Hi Razvan,

nice picture from this pair ducks.
Good pov and dof.
Fine natural colours.

Gert

Ciao Razvan, lovely couple in nice pose, fascinating reflections, splendid sharpness and wonderful natural colors, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

Hola Razvan,
Magnífica composición con preciosa luz y color, saludos
José Ramón

Naturalidad en los colores y muy buena luz Razvan.
El conjunto inspira calma e invita a la tranquilidad. Mucho realismo en el conjunto.

Saludos: Josep Ignasi.

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-07-30 16:38]

Hi Razvan,

A wonderful capture of this couple swimming in the lovely blue water. Beautiful colors and fine details of the faces, eyes and feathers. It's interesting to see the male and female together like this.

Jane

Hello Razvan
superb shot of this couple of Common Pochard swimming in a wonderful blue water
very great sharpness, fine POV, nice composition
very well done
Jacqueline

A very beautiful shot, Razvan>I love the calm waters and the simplicity of this shot!
Goldy

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