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White headed Duck


White headed Duck
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Copyright: Akif Aykurt (Raptorman) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 567 W: 12 N: 701] (7209)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-03
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Canon 300 4.0L
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1000 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-03 12:38
Viewed: 364
Points: 8
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White headed Duck ( female )
Lat : Oxyura leucocephala
Tur : Dikkuyruk

The White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) is a small stiff-tailed duck.
Adult males have a grey and reddish body, a blue bill and a largely white head with a black cap and
neck. Adult females have a grey-brown body with a white face and a darker bill, cap and a cheek
stripe.
This duck breeds in Spain and North Africa, with a larger population in western and central Asia.
Their breeding habitat is large tracts of open water with dense stands of aquatic plants to provide
cover and nesting sites. Individuals are fairly frequently reported well north of their breeding range, but as with many wildfowl the status of these extra-limital records is clouded by the possibility of
escapes from collections.
These birds dive and swim underwater. They are omnivorous, with vegetable matter predominating.
They are reluctant to fly, preferring to swim for cover.This duck is considered endangered due to a large reduction in populations in the last ten years.
Most of this decline is due to habitat loss and hunting, but interbreeding of the Spanish population
with the introduced Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) is a more recent threat. This has led to the attempted eradication of the American species from western Europe.The White-headed Duck is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

Source : Wikipedia
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nice one, they come in winter to Israel, greetings Ori

Hi Akif,

Very good capture of this female White-headed Duck. Excellent composition, POV and sharpness of details. Very good eye contact, natural colours and good lighting.

TFS

Pekka

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1263 W: 78 N: 873] (7880)
  • [2008-07-05 23:32]

merhaba akif
benim henuz daha goremedigim guzel bir tur
goz temasi hos
portre tadinda bir cekim olmus
iyi sanslar
izler

açın nefis olmuş kutlarım

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