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Syrian woodpecker


Syrian woodpecker
Photo Information
Copyright: Alptekin Kutlu (alois) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 41 W: 0 N: 107] (1205)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-05-01
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D2H, Nikkor 500 mm f:4.0 D, Digital - Raw/Tiff
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/320 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-05-01 14:25
Viewed: 1192
Points: 7
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Gallipoli - Turkey.

The Syrian Woodpecker looks so similar to the Great Spotted Woodpecker that one wonders whether the two can successfully co-exist. Plumage wise. the only obvious difference between them is that the Syrian has a continuous broad white line from the eye to the shoulder; in a Great Spotted this white area is split in two by a black line which connects the moustache to the nape. The undertail coverts of the Syrian Woodpecker are also duller and pinker than the shocking red on a Great Spotted.

Breeds and winters in woodland, parks, orchards and copses, often close to habitation.

Very common in parts of Greece and Turkey and spreading through the rest of south-east Europe. It's preference for gardens and orchards mean it is easily found in the villages around Lake Neusiedl, Austria.

130-250,000 breeding pairs across south-eastern

Note : Special thanks to Kazim and Okan for correcting my mistake.

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  • Good 
  • Toni Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 403 W: 2 N: 316] (2034)
  • [2005-05-01 16:03]

Excellent composition with the branches and buds in and around the bird. Nice angles. The BG is a bit strange though. There are some double images which distract a bit from the Woodpecker which could be slightly sharper.
Regards Toni

sevgili Alptekin,
gördüğüm en yakışıklı ağaçkakan fotolarından biri. ama bence bu alaca ağaçkakan (Dendrocopus syriacus)
eline, gözüne sağlık.
sevgiyle

  • Great 
  • Okan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 104 W: 57 N: 68] (518)
  • [2005-05-02 2:45]

Dear Alptekin this is a female syrian woodpacker (dendrocopus syriacus), if it was a white-backed we had to see the black strikings on her chest. I know it is hard to capture a good shot of this littles but you've done a good job. TFS.

Uzun emeklerle fotoğraflanan bu karenin değeri daha büyük olmalı.Tekrar tebrikler..

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