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Black Wheatear


Black Wheatear
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Copyright: Emin Yogurtcuoglu (goldfinchtr) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 168 W: 22 N: 376] (1490)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-09-19
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/160 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-10-12 8:41
Viewed: 833
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Black Wheatear, Oenanthe leucura Kara Kuyrukkakan, is a wheatear, a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae.

This large 16-18 cm long wheatear breeds on cliffs and rocky slopes in western north Africa and Iberia. It is largely resident and nests in crevices in rocks laying 3-6 eggs.

The male of this species is all black except a white rump and mainly white tail. The female is similar, but dark brown rather than black.

The similar White-crowned Wheatear, Oenanthe leucopyga, also breeds in the African part of the Black Wheatear's range, but the Black Wheatear has a black inverted "T" on its white tail, whereas White-crowned has only a black centre to its tail. The Black Wheatear never has a white crown, but young White-crowned Wheatears also lack this feature.

The food of this wheatear is mainly insects. It has a loud thrush-like song.
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Hi Emin,
Good shot,the lighitng and exposure are perfectly, well done.TFS.
José

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 545 W: 0 N: 735] (3213)
  • [2008-10-12 10:21]

Emin enfes bir poz olmuş ellerine sağlık.seni keyifle izliyorum selamlar.

Hi Emin

Great shot of this species I have not seen before. I don't know why it didn't attract more comments.
Anyway, I thinks its a good composition
excellent sharpness and plumage details
Great OOf background
Chris

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