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Black Stork


Black Stork
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Copyright: Stefan Kardos (stevkds) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 276 W: 11 N: 411] (1789)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-16
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 20D, Canon EF 400mm f5.6L USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-01-20 19:27
Viewed: 705
Points: 18
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Shot from Zoo Bojnice

The Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.

It is a widespread, but rare, species that breeds in the warmer parts of Europe, predominantly in central and eastern regions.

This is a huge bird, nearly 1 m tall with a 1.8 m wingspan. It is all black except for the white belly and axillaries, and its red bill and legs. It walks slowly and steadily on the ground. Like all storks, it flies with its neck outstretched.

It breeds in large marshy wetlands with interspersed coniferous or broadlived woodlands, but inhabits also hills and mountains with sufficient network of creeks. It builds a stick nest high in trees. This is a shy and wary species, unlike the closely related White Stork.

The Black Stork, feeds mainly on fish and also amphibians and insects.

This stork has a rasping call, but rarely indulges in mutual bill-clattering when adults meet at the nest.

The Black Stork is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

The size population in Slovakia: 400 - 600 pairs
face length: 105 cm
Wing span: 173 cm

Lives: 20 years of

Source: Wikipedia
Alex99, jeanpaul, coasties, lgfoto, Necipp, JoseMiguel, Zdeno, metcher has marked this note useful
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  • Great 
  • Necipp Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1110 W: 15 N: 21] (100)
  • [2007-01-20 20:13]
  • [2]

Hi Stefan well composed with superb detail nice light especially the vignetting effect in the background and good writeup tfs rgds Necip.

Hi Stefan

Great image. Perfect catchlight, great pose, good exposure. Very nice work. :-)

Very sharp shot. I like rich colours and combination to background.

Hello Stefan,
Beautiful shot of this ciconia.
I like the POV used here, and the way you show us the extra long beak.
Very good details on the plumage and head.
I like the way you managed to compose the pciture.
Congratulations, thanks for share and best reagards,
JM

Bonsoir Tim!
Salut Stéfan
Superbe spécimen,les couleurs sont parfaites et la netteté bonne. L'oiseau avec de back ground est mis en valeur et contraste bien.

Au revoir et merci pour l'envoie ....JP

Les sourires demain

hi stefan!
beautiful bird with good sharpness
and fine dof and pov
fine composition to

  • Great 
  • Zdeno (18)
  • [2007-01-26 8:56]

Hi Stefan,
good shot, sharpness and background. Pleasant impression.
Regards
Zdeno

Hi, Stefan.
Nice portrait. Tack sharp, with good details and exposure. Well composed and peaceful BG.

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3596 W: 143 N: 5696] (18621)
  • [2007-02-03 9:18]

Hi Stefan.
What a nice picture of this amazing bird. Your cropping is simply perfect as well as the reproduction of the colour richness, details of plumage and colourful impressive BG. Excellent job. My compliments and TFS.
Alexei.

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