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Ardeola ralloides 2


Ardeola ralloides 2
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Copyright: Mustafa Sozen (spalaxtr) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 762 W: 8 N: 1315] (5428)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05-01
Categories: Birds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-05-02 8:14
Viewed: 432
Points: 10
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Ardea ralloides (Engl: Squacco heron; Russ: Zholtaya tzaplya; Turk: Alaca balikcil; Ukr: Zhovta chaplya, Chepura)
Habitats type, Critical habitats, Limiting factors: Breeds in dense reed-beds of fresh and brackish water-bodies or flooded bushes of river-valleys. Ardeola ralloides always joins other Ciconiiformes colonies, ocupying the outer ranges of them. Feeding habitats are open and half-open shallow-waters, where the Ardeola ralloides forages on insect larvae and other invertebrates.
Biology: Arrival - April-early May (usually between 13 April - 2 May). Breeding starts in mid June, sometimes late May. Hatching is in early July. Autumn migration starts early - from late August to mid September. Some birds may stay till the end of September. Breeds always colonially, together with larger herons and Plegadis falcinellus. Due to late breeding, Ardeola ralloides have to settle on the periphery of the colonies, thus increasing the risk of predation. Clutch size varies from 3 to 5 eggs, breeding success depends upon the disturbance level nearby. If not disturbed, birds usually breed successfully. The heron preys in open or slightly vegetated shallow water-bodies, watching mobile and searching for immobile food items. Its diet consists mostly of molluscs, insects and their larvae, small copepods, spiders and leeches. A rare visitor to agrocoenosis and garden-plots in the river valleys, where it may prey upon invertebrates after rains.

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 663 W: 15 N: 1650] (6423)
  • [2009-05-02 8:46]

Hello Mustafa
Nice shot of this heron, good details and natural colors.
Regards
Razvan

Güzel profil, çok güzel çekim Mustafa, Alaca'yı geriplandan çok iyi soyutlamışsın, diffüz aydınlanma şartları da cuk oturmuş doğrusu, ellerine sağlık dostum.
Mehmet

Merhaba Mustafa,

Harika bir kare.Doğa gezilerinin en zevkli taraflarından biri de böyle güzel görüntüler yakalamak olsa gerek.Paylaşım için teşekkürler. İyi bir hafta sonu diliyorum. Saygılar...

Mehmet

Çok yumuşak ve naif renkleriyle alaca balıkçıl enfes bir poz vermiş hocam size ve bunun hakkını da verdiğiniz ayan beyan karşımızda...
Ellerinize sağlık.

dr, bu güzel türü, ağaç tepesinde çok güzel görüntülemişsin. netliği, fonu, açısı, kadrajı çok güzel. eline sağlık dostum.

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