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Pintail(Kilkuyruk)


Pintail(Kilkuyruk)
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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: 2008-04-03
Categories: Birds
Camera: Pentax K10D, Sigma 70-300 f4-5.6 APO DG Macro
Exposure: f/8, 1/400 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-01-30 12:13
Viewed: 548
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Pintail or Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) is a widely-occurring duck which breeds in the northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory and winters south of its breeding range to the equator. Unusually for a bird with such a large range, it has no geographical subspecies if the possibly conspecific Eaton's Pintail is considered to be a separate species.

This is a fairly large duck, with a long pointed tail that gives rise to the species' English and scientific names. The male has a very distinctive brown, grey and white appearance, whereas the female has mainly light brown plumage and a shorter tail. The male's call is a mellow whistle, whereas the female quacks like a Mallard.

The Northern Pintail is a bird of open wetlands which nests on the ground, often some distance from water. It feeds by dabbling for plant food and adds small invertebrates to its diet during the nesting season. It is highly gregarious when not breeding, forming large mixed flocks with other species of duck.

The Pintail feeds by dabbling and upending in shallow water for plant food mainly in the evening or at night, and therefore spends much of the day resting.[8] Its long neck enables it to take food items from the bottom of water bodies up to 30 centimetres (1 ft) deep, which are beyond the reach of other dabbling ducks.
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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 94 N: 5564] (17694)
  • [2009-01-30 12:23]

Hello Mehmet,
Beautiful photo in good natural colours and excellent sharpness. Very nice environment and a very good composition.
Have a good weekend,
Peter

A finely illuminated and beautifully formed Pintail expertly captured among its natural surroundings Mehmet, great plumage and colouration details are visible in this pin-sharp image. TFS indeed!
Mehmet

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  • efsus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 436 W: 10 N: 738] (3210)
  • [2009-01-31 1:01]

Merhaba Mehmet,
Enfes bir kılkuyruk karesi sunmuşsun. Işık , detaylar ve renkler çok başarılı. Emeğine sağlık.

Hüseyin

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 655 W: 15 N: 1629] (6333)
  • [2009-01-31 2:51]

Hello Mehmet
Nice capture with good details and natural colors.
Regards.
Razvan

Oldukça yakından , habitatıyla birlikte güzel bir fotoğraf olmuş .
Eline sağlık Mehmet .

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  • elif Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 169 W: 0 N: 98] (458)
  • [2009-02-26 15:18]

Merhaba Hocam,
Çok hoş bir kılkuyruk karesi olmuş.
Ellerinize sağlık.
Selamlar
Elif

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