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Common Teal


Common Teal
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Copyright: Stephane Ballestraz (Steffleu) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 26 W: 3 N: 53] (533)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-01-30
Categories: Birds
Camera: Konica-Minolta Dynax 7D, Sigma 170-500mm APO, JPEG ISO 400
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/1250 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-03-04 16:54
Viewed: 1369
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
The teal is one of the smallest wild ducks in the UK. The drake (male) in breeding plumage is also one of the most handsome of birds. The body is pale grey, finely lined with darker striations on the underside, and slightly broader markings on the back and wings, with a cream chest patch featuring fine black spots. The head is a dark brick red, almost russet, boldly crossed by a broad bottle-green eye stripe lined with cream. Under the black and white patterned tail, there is a noticeable creamy-yellow patch, which is very conspicuous in flight. The female is typically mottled brown, as are the males after moulting when they are said to be in ‘eclipse’, and juveniles. Both sexes display a wing-bar in flight; this bar is dark green and black with a white flash in front of the other two colours. The drakes make a distinctive ringing whistle similar to that of the pintail but higher pitched, and thought by some to have inspired the common English name. The female makes a soft and high-pitched quack.

Source: http://www.arkive.org

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12252)
  • [2005-03-05 6:52]

Belle éffet, avec cette glace et la lumière. Bonne composition et félicitations.

Très belle prise bravo
Les coleurs de l'arrière plan sont parfaite à mon goût encore bravo

Excellent ! Un shoot qui fait mouche ;o) La netteté des sarcelles est nickel et l'arrière plan aussi. Bravo et merci !

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