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Eider


Eider
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Copyright: Paul van Slooten (pvs) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1168 W: 261 N: 3035] (13835)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-05
Categories: Birds
Camera: Konica Minolta Dynax 7D, Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX APO DG, Digital RAW 200, Kenko Pro 300 1.4x Teleconvert
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/250 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-07-06 3:41
Viewed: 790
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Went to the coast yesterday with my wife as it quite warm yesterday,as we laid on a rock some female eiders with youngsters were passing by,I managed to take some shots,unfortunatly the males had already flown (something they normally do by mid-incubation).

The Eider is a widespread species on both the east and west coast of Sweden especially in the archipelagos. Large numbers of Eiders are also breeding in other Baltic countries. During the autumn, the Eiders leave the Swedish east coast as well as most other breeding areas in the Baltic gathering in the south-western part of the Baltic, in the Kattegat and in the North Sea. There is a wintering population on the Swedish west coast, but numbers in the southernmost province of Scania as well as in the Baltic are very low.

Midwinter indices are representative of the population along the southern part of the Swedish west coast not including the major wintering areas in the province of Bohuslän, where index counts were not undertaken before 1987. During the years the counts have shown marked fluctuations with peaks during the mild winters in the seventies and in the nineties.During January 1999 and 2000 the highest indices of the series were recorded, but there was later a minor drop to January 2001. January index for 2003 was low, but it was a cold winter. In January 2004 the index was once again much higher, being similar in 2005.

September indices are also only available for the southern part of the Swedish west coast. During the period 1973 to 1985 the indices were more or less stable, but from 1985 to 1999 there is a decrease in the September indices being especially marked from 1992, which continued to September 2002 and 2004.

Even if the counts only cover a small part of the southern Swedish west coast (few Eiders in the Baltic) they show the same decrease as has been noted in other European areas. Infortunately we do not have any data from the archipelagos of Bohuslän, the main wintering area of the species, to evaluate the situation there.
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  • Great 
  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12250)
  • [2006-07-06 5:08]

Bonjour Paul!

Félicitations pour cette belle prise,la mère et le petit. Ce canard est très original je trouve quil a le regard d'un Bull Terrier.
Merci pour l'envoie.
joseph

Hi Paul, excllent Colors and details, Great Bg with a peacfuls BG great Job, TFS Kyle

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2171 W: 218 N: 4383] (14900)
  • [2006-07-06 9:09]

A very good capture, Paul. i like this picture very much due to its colors, POV and especially lighting. The water makes a very beautiful BG, too.
BRAVO and TFS
Horia

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3584 W: 143 N: 5669] (18531)
  • [2006-07-06 13:12]

Hi Paul.
It's a very lovely picture with beautiful colours, light and shadows. The shot is composed very well. If the second eider would appear in focus too, the picture would be outstanding. Perfect done. TFS.
Alexei.

Beautiful calm pic, I love the contrast bet the brown birds and the blue water. I did not like the frame, the picture is good enough without it. Ori

  • Great 
  • CTP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 647 W: 6 N: 1106] (3191)
  • [2006-07-07 0:15]

Hi Paul,
Excellent Eider composition.
I like your pov,dof,focus,sharpness,details,frame,colors,expression and note.TFS
Chris

  • Great 
  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1044 W: 156 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2006-07-07 10:38]

Hi Paul,
Excellent shot, a nice moment to capture. Great detail, beautiful colours, the contrast of the browns and blues are great. I agree with Alexei, having the little fellow in focus too would be good. Still a great shot though.
Regards,
Adrian

Bonjour Paul!

Félicitations pour cette belle prise,la mère et le petit. Très jolie présentation avec de belles couleurs
Merci et bon week end...JP

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