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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), also called a Fantail Snipe, European Sandpiper, or weet-weet, is a small, stocky shorebird. The breeding habitat is marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows in Iceland, the Faroes, northern Europe and Russia. Common Snipe nest in a well-hidden location on the ground. European birds winter in southern Europe and Africa, and Asian migrants move to tropical southern Asia.
Adults are 23-28 cm in length with a 39-45 cm wingspan. They have short greenish-grey legs and a very long straight dark bill. The body is mottled brown on top and pale underneath. They have a dark stripe through the eye, with light stripes above and below it. The wings are pointed. These birds forage in soft mud, probing or picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects and earthworms, also plant material. The male performs "winnowing" display during courtship, flying high in circles and then taking shallow dives to produce a distinctive sound - which has given the bird its Finnish name taivaanvuohi, "sky goat", because the sound is similar to the baaing of a goat. This species closely resembles the Wilson's Snipe, G. delicata, of North America, which was until recently considered to be a subspecies G. g. delicata of Common Snipe. The latter differs from the North American species in having a wider white edge to the wings, and seven pairs of tail feathers instead of eight. There are two other races of Common Snipe; G. g. faeroeensis in Iceland, the Faroes, Shetland and Orkney, and G. g. gallinago in the rest of the Old World. The latter is a species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
This well camouflaged bird is usually shy and conceals itself close to ground vegetation and flushes only when approached closely. They fly off in a series of aerial zig-zags to confuse predators. Snipe hunters, therefore, needed to be very skilled to hunt these birds and they came to be called snipers - a term later adopted by the military. |
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- roges
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(3068) - [2009-09-28 9:16]
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Salutare Florin,
aha serialul tau ... adauga un nou episod asta seara. Frumoasa captura, excelent redata. Mi-am adus aminte de ceea ce a zis Razvan ( Zetu) si anume scrie ceva la descriere. Chiar daca nu stii prea multe date despre pasarea care o expui, macar ceva despre zona in care ai fotografiat-o sau cum ai fotografiat-o. Conteaza destul de mult, sa sti. Mie chiar mi s-a atras atentia la inceput de citeva ori sa adaug o mica descriere la imaginea care o postez.
Poate data viitoare.
In orice caz excelent "episod" prezentat astazi.
O seara linistita,
Adrian
What a lovely portrait of this species! I haven't photographed one for years. Beautiful.
Cheers,
Nancy
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- Arjun
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- [2009-09-28 10:33]
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hi florin,
nice picture of the snipe.
beautiful lighting and details.
TFS
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- joska
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- [2009-09-28 10:45]
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Foarte frumoasa realizare si prezentare!
Foarte buna Florin,
Detalii si culori excelente.
Felicitari! Marius.
Ha ce faina e
super culori si claritate
Adi te a pus in tema :)))))
sfaturile sunt benefice mereu cu atat mai mult daca vrei sa inveti despre fotografii :)
O zi faina
Oana
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- tuslaw
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(4831) - [2009-10-04 18:53]
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Super shot Florin!!
Composed superbly with wonderful detail and gorgeous colors. A fine photo of the Snipe captured in it's natural environment!!
Well done!! TFS.
Ron
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