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Feeding Time


Feeding Time
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Copyright: Mircea Costina (mirceax) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 231 W: 56 N: 1354] (6247)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D50, Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro
Exposure: f/6.0, 1/1000 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-08-13 11:22
Viewed: 725
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is a small migratory passerine bird found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. It has a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings. It is often just called Swallow in Europe, although the term 'swallow' refers more widely to various members of the family Hirundinidae. The Barn Swallow makes their nests out of mud.
The nominate European subspecies H. r. rustica has dark blue-black upperparts, off-white underparts and a small patch of red on the throat, with a broad dark blue-black breast band separating the red throat from the off-white underparts. It breeds in Europe and western Asia, as far north as the Arctic Circle, and migrating to Africa in winter.
The North American subspecies H. r. erythrogaster differs from the European subspecies in having redder underparts and a narrower, often incomplete dark breast band. It breeds throughout North America, migrating to South America in winter.
The Middle Eastern subspecies H. r. transitiva and the resident Egyptian subspecies H. r. savignii also have orange-red underparts, but with a broad dark breast band.
The Asian subspecies H. r. gutturalis, H. r. mandschurica, H. r. saturata, and H. r. tytleri are similar to the North American subspecies, with variably darker orange underparts (pale in gutturalis, darkest, deep orange-red, in saturata) and a narrower dark breast band; they breed in eastern Asia and winter in southern Asia and northern Australia.
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Wonderful picture, motherly love!

Hi Mircea,
Great composition with colors and sharpness,
nice POV, well done TFS. Best regards/Lawhill

Hi Mircea,
Nice representation of maternal love!
Congratulations for rare register.
Very good nuance and POV.
Well done!
Best regards!
José Roberto

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2007-08-14 1:40]

Hi Mircea,
an outstanding shot.
Excellent colours.
Detailed and sharp.
Well done,
Joe

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3064 W: 231 N: 6159] (21044)
  • [2007-08-15 0:13]

Hi Mircea,
What a great shot! Love the pulled-back wings of the parent.
Great feeding scene.
Very good details and colors on the birds.
TFS. : )

Salutare!
Am stat zeci se minute la panda pt o asemenea fotografie dar nu am reusit niciuna asa de bine. Felicitari
Andrei

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