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Garganey(Tr: Çıkrıkçın)


Garganey(Tr: Çıkrıkçın)
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Copyright: Mehmet Ozcan (meo) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 46 W: 5 N: 106] (654)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-02
Categories: Birds
Camera: Pentax K10D, Sigma 70-300 f4-5.6 APO DG Macro
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/180 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-01-27 11:01
Viewed: 653
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Garganey, Anas querquedula is a small dabbling duck. It breeds in much of Europe and western Asia
Their breeding habitat is grassland adjacent to shallow marshes and steppe lakes.
The adult male is unmistakable, with its brown head and breast with a broad white crescent over the eye. The rest of the plumage is grey, with loose grey scapular feathers It has a grey bill and legs. In flight it shows a pale blue speculum with a white border. When swimming it will show prominent white edges on its tertials. His crown is dark and face is reddish-brown.

Some care is needed in separating the brown female from the similar Common Teal, but the stronger face markings and more frequent head-shaking when dabbling are good indicators. Confusion with the female of the Blue-winged Teal is also possible, but the head and bill shape is different, and the latter species has yellow legs. Pale eyebrow, dark eye line, pale lore spot bordered by a second dark line[4].

These birds feed mainly by skimming rather than upending.
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A beautiful pair of Garganeys in natural surroundings, nicely captured under an overcast sky so no shadows are evident Mehmet, the fill-in flash helped in producing good plumage and colouration details of these typical filter-feeders. Good job indeed my friend!
Cheers,
Mehmet

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  • efsus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 436 W: 10 N: 738] (3210)
  • [2009-01-29 0:31]

Merhaba Mehmet,
Bu güzel Çıkrıkçın çiftinin oldukça başarılı bir karesini sunmuşsun. Henüz kayıtlarımda olmayan bir tür bu. Emeğine sağlık diyorum. Yeni karelerde görüşmek üzere. Hoşçakal.

Hüseyin

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 545 W: 0 N: 735] (3213)
  • [2009-01-29 13:12]

Merhaba Mehmet bey çok güzel olmuş ellerinize sağlık.

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