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Pallid Harrier


Pallid Harrier
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Copyright: Akif Aykurt (Raptorman) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 554 W: 12 N: 676] (6995)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-06
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Canon 300 4.0L
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1600 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-23 12:23
Viewed: 343
Points: 13
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Pallid Harrier ( male )
Lat : Circus macrourus
Tur : Bozkır Delicesi

The Pale or Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. It breeds in southern parts of eastern Europe and central Asia and winters mainly in India and southeast Asia.
It is a very rare vagrant to Great Britain and western Europe, although remarkably a juvenile wintered in Norfolk in the winter of 2002/3.
This medium-sized raptor breeds on open plains, bogs and heathland. In winter it is a bird of open country.
This is a typical harrier, with long wings held in a shallow V in its low flight. It also resembles other
harriers in having distinct male and female plumages.
The male is whitish grey above and white below, with narrow black wingtips. It differs from the Hen Harrier in its smaller size, narrower wings, pale colour different wing tip pattern.
The female is brown above with white upper tail coverts, hence females and the similar juveniles are
often called "ringtails". Her underparts are buff streaked with brown. It is best distinguished from
the female Hen Harrier on structure. It is very similar to the female Montagu's Harrier, but has darker and more unifom secondaries from below.
Pallid Harriers hunt small mammals, lizards and birds, surprising them as they drift low over fields and moors.The nest of this species is on the ground. Four to six whitish eggs are laid.
Source : Wikipedia
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beautiful pic! TFS Ori

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 736 W: 0 N: 1495] (6744)
  • [2008-06-23 13:02]

Hi Akif
Nice in flight image.Good POV and sharp image.I like the yee expression on your subject.
TFS Michel

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2301 W: 59 N: 3645] (11678)
  • [2008-06-23 13:57]

Hi Akif,
It's a beautiful raptor. But your photo is very noisy and details on the plumage are lost. TFS
Good luck

Hi Akif,

Very good capture of Pallid Harrier in flight. Good composition, POV and colours. Details are sharp but disturbed a bit by noise which I can't understand if you only used ISO 200.

TFS

Pekka

hani kerkenez kadar bol bulunan rastgelen bir tür olsa sende yüklemezdin,
ama türün kıymeti her şeyden önde ellerine sağlık selamlar

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 349 W: 3 N: 375] (1115)
  • [2008-06-25 3:12]

Merhaba Akif,
Çok güzel tür.Kadraj ve gözler de kusursuz.
Selamlar,ellerine sağlık!
Oops yarın:)

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1218 W: 78 N: 847] (7210)
  • [2008-06-25 11:37]

merhaba akif
burada da arasira gordugum guzel bir tur
ucar vaziyette turun ozelliklerini gosteren bir calisma
eline saglik
selamlar
izler

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