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spoonbills
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Copyright: naki tez (naki) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 421 W: 27 N: 782] (2694)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 30D, Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Threskiornithidae (Ibises & Spoonbills) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-06-01 13:17
Viewed: 772
Points: 22
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Spoonbill; Platalea leucorodia

We were at a small national park called Manyas a few weeks ago and we had wonderful observations and photos that day. Those pair of spoonbills with their full breeding colours gives us this nice pose.

spoonbill:
Spoonbills are a group of large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the Ibises.

All have large, flat, spatulate bills and feed by wading through shallow water, sweeping the partly-opened bill from side to side. The moment any small aquatic creature touches the inside of the bill—an insect, crustacean, or tiny fish—it is snapped shut. Spoonbills generally prefer fresh water to salt but are found in both environments. They need to feed many hours each day.

Spoonbills are monogamous, but, so far as is known, only for one season at a time. Most species nest in trees or reed-beds, often with ibises or herons. The male gathers nesting material—mostly sticks and reeds, sometimes taken from an old nest—the female weaves it into a large, shallow bowl or platform which varies in its shape and structural integrity according to species.

The female lays a clutch of about 3 smooth, oval, white eggs and both parents incubate; chicks hatch one at a time rather than all together. The newly-hatched young are blind and cannot care for themselves immediately; both parents feed them by partial regurgitation. Chicks' bills are short and straight, and only gain the characteristic spoonbill shape as the they mature. Their feeding continues for a few weeks longer after the family leaves the nest. The primary cause of brood failure appears not to be predation but starvation.

The spoonbill family is one of the families in the order Ciconiiformes.
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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1347 W: 72 N: 2864] (9457)
  • [2007-06-01 13:35]

Hello Naki,
Sure, it's a very nice pose. Good sharpness, POV and composition. The contrast with the BG is beautiful.
Regards,
Peter

  • Great 
  • pirate Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 461 W: 101 N: 600] (3035)
  • [2007-06-01 13:36]

Hi great bg with great compo and nice yellow spots

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1297 W: 0 N: 5080] (15138)
  • [2007-06-01 13:37]

Hi Naki

Wonderful composition - great action shot also - I like the 'frozen' drops of water dropping off the bill. The BG colour helps emphasise the two birds.

James

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2007-06-01 13:39]

Merhaba Naki,
Çok güzel bir anı yakalamışsın.Gagadan suya düşen damlalar,harika.Beyaz tüyler üzerindeki pozlama ve detaylar,mavi arka plan 4/4 lük.Selamlar,ellerine sağlık!

Merhaba
Güzel kompozisyon ve netlik çok iyi
Tebrikler

Naki merhaba,
Çok güzel bir kompozisyon ve etkileyici bir fotoğraf olomuş. Eline sağlık. Mustafa

  • Great 
  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1026 W: 5 N: 2887] (10445)
  • [2007-06-01 16:26]

Hola Naki. Una muy bella foto, con exelentes detalles a la vista. Hermosos colores y bello fondo y exelente pose. Luis52.

Hi Naki,

Great shot of these spoonbills
excellent compo with great sharpness and lovely colours
i like the drops

TFS Thijs

  • Great 
  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2422 W: 63 N: 3988] (12860)
  • [2007-06-02 3:30]

Hi Naki,
Nice pose of this pair. I liked your POV, composition, reflections and those tiny drops that add action to your photo. Well done and TFS.
Selen

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3464 W: 145 N: 5942] (17790)
  • [2007-06-02 4:07]

Excellent actionshot Naki, especially with the dribble from the bill. Great colours and contrasts, and well done on teh composition.
TFS
Janice

Naki merhaba , fotoğrafın güzel , ikisi birarada ve su damlaları ilginç olmuş , eline sağlık , bol şanslar.

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