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Black Stork
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Nick Acutt (nick27)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 73 W: 10 N: 141]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (516) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-09-23 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Camera: Panasonic Lumix LZ1 |
| Exposure: f/4.4, 1/30 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-10-09 7:55 |
| Viewed: 437 |
| Points: 6 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
A Black Stork photographed at Cotswold Wildlife Park.
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 large bird, nearly 1 m tall with a 1.8 m wingspan, weighs around 3 kilograms. 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.
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- Bass
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 102 W: 0 N: 115]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-g.gif)
(467) - [2007-10-09 18:50]
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Hi Nick,
Nice portrail of this bird, the details over the feathers are great. The only thing is that the back, that green part, is a bit out of focus, but the contrast is good. It seems that the bird was pasted there insted of being there...
Also your note is good, very complete.
Well done
TFS
Brenda
Good focus on eye. I like your choice of crop.
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- Alex99
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3029 W: 148 N: 4520]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(14595) - [2007-10-10 0:27]
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Hi Nick.
Very nice portrait of the black stork. I like excellent composition of the picture, true portrait framing. Details and sharpness of its image are very good too as well as nicely detailed bright green BG. Your note is written very well. My compliments and best wishes.
Alexei.
