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Passer hispaniolensis - Sögut Sercesi


Passer hispaniolensis - Sögut Sercesi
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Copyright: Ahmet Karatash (rousettus) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1288 W: 63 N: 2438] (7487)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-12
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 400D Digital Rebel XTi, Canon 100-400L 4.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-12 19:04
Viewed: 606
Points: 46
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
For last ten days, I have been our dirty Akkaya Dam Lake, which located in our university campus. Spring started rapidly. Today, I saw first stork there.
Akkaya is an international important wetland since 2005. Up to 2007, about 90 bird species were known in this area. In last year, I recorded firstly around 40 species for there. In last week, I added two new species on its species list:
Emberiza schoeniclus (L., 1758) - Bataklık Kirazkuşu [TR], Reed Bunting [EN] from the family Emberizidae and Passer hispaniolensis (Temminck, 1820) - Söğüt Serçesi [TR], Spanish Sparrow, Willow Sparrow [EN] from the family Passeridae.
Therefore, birds of Akkaya arrived to 133 species.
Unfortunately, I had not taken good photographs for these birds. Today, I went a part of Akkaya with red-beds for short excursion of Vertebrate Biology lesson to my students of biology. I managed to capture several photographs of P. hispaniolensis after the lesson.
Actulaly, they form crowded colony in red-beds. But they visit this area only before dusk. So, I cant capture them with a nice shot in darkness of evening.
But they came relatively earlier today, since probably very clody and closed weather afternoon.
I hope you will like it.
It is one of the four species of the genus Passer Brisson, 1760 in Turkiye.
I also posted two others formerly;
you can see P. domesticus and P. montanus by these links on species names.
P. hispaniolensis is identified easily by its dark spotted ventral side. It doesnt has a large black spot on white face contrary P. montanus.

Finally, I will be in field study in SW Turkiye up to next Monday. I will try to visit your new posts on TN, if I can supply suitable place and internet connection.
Best wishes all of you.

Jamesp, Miss_Piggy, Argus, boreocypriensis, JoseMiguel, Necipp, Raptorman, uleko, jaycee, jusninasirun, Alex99, haraprasan, angela926 has marked this note useful
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Excellent and superb shot..!
Well Job

TFS

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 924 W: 5 N: 2245] (8266)
  • [2008-03-12 22:09]

Ahmet bey merhaba, bu türle ben hiç karşılaşmadım henüz, ya da görünce ayırt edemiyorum. Biraz nois fazlalığına rağmen çok güzel bir fotoğraf ve kompozisyon.Ellerinize sağlık.Selamlar.
Siz cumartesi günü mü geleceksiniz, gelince tlf.la ararsınız herhalde.

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 508 W: 8 N: 1077] (3976)
  • [2008-03-12 22:48]

Hello Ahmet,
Very nice shot my friend, I'm running out of time so
congratulations

Everton

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1218 W: 0 N: 4657] (13840)
  • [2008-03-12 23:34]

Hi Ahmet

A lovely shot - excellent POV with outstanding colours and detail. Well observed and captured. We get Reed Buntings in the reeds by the dyke where I live, but noy until later in the year.


James

Hello Ahmet,
Nice shot at this sparrow. Sharp focus and well composed image. Well seen in natural surrounding.
JC

Hallo Ahmet
Lovely details in this little feather ball. This seems to be a little bird, with fine details in the plumage. Lovely combination of dark brown, rustic brown and beige. All attractive natural colours. Good luck with your planned field study. I am sure we can expect some interesting photographs on your return.
Kind regards.
Anna

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1589 W: 242 N: 5308] (18683)
  • [2008-03-13 3:14]

I posted a Sparrow as well today! :-)
This is very nice!
I love the graininess of it.
Superb POV and composition.
Excellent contrast.
Very well done Ahmet,

Joe

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 847 W: 4 N: 2096] (9830)
  • [2008-03-13 3:21]

Ahmet, Very nice shot and lovely image. Was it windy at the time you took this shot? ganesh

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2500 W: 132 N: 7109] (22209)
  • [2008-03-13 3:25]

Merhaba Ahmet,
Excellent capture of a Spanish Sparrow. The pose, POV, and sharpness allow us to see the features that distinguish him from other Passer species well. I also like the composition in the reeds and a fine contrasting BG.
Thanks for sharing this nice image, my friend,
Ivan

Güzel bir söğüt serçesi karesi Ahmet Bey kardeşim. Eline sağlık... Sağlıcakla, Bayram

Merhaba Ahmet,
So good you were able to have this shot done at Akkaya.
A very good POV to show us this sparrow, plenty of clear details on its plumage.
I like the composition made with the branches and its inclinations.
Your country is a fascinating one and I hope to visit some day pretty soon.
Congratulations and thanks for share.
My best regards,
JM

tam akdeniz gülü dicektim ki,Aladağlardan kaydının gelmesi dikkatimi çekti...
tebrik ederim Ahmet hocam
saygılar

Merhaba Ahmet arkadasim, guzel compozisyon olmus, iyi ayarlamisin, eline saglik selamlar Necip

Merhaba Dr.Ahmet,
Selam!!
very beautiful pose of the Reed Bunting with the best DOF also the good bg colour!
good clarity, natural colour and details in the shot
many thanks for sharing
greeting and well wishes
Tony

Sevgili Ahmet , biraz grenli olsa da güzel kompozisyon olmuş , SW e gideceğine sevindim , umarım bizim Datça yada uğrarsın , selamlar .

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2381 W: 164 N: 7153] (22602)
  • [2008-03-14 6:09]

Hello Ahmet,
It must be a great time for birdwatching now in Turkey when the storks start arriving! This is a lovely close capture of the Spanish Sparrow in a fine composition. Great sharpness and beautiful colours. I captured this little sparrow in Paphos on Cyprus but at quite a distance - very exciting for us northerners to see!
Many thanks and regards, Ulla

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-03-15 20:52]

Hello Ahmet

A lovely shot of this sparrow.It reminds me of a painting.
The expression on the bird seems like it is cold.
the palette of browns and yellow is wonderful.
Excellent pov and dof.
nicely composed in the frame.
TFS
Rob

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1298 W: 104 N: 4606] (20485)
  • [2008-03-16 8:41]

Hello Ahmet, great bird shot, the details are very sharp and the exposure is well done. Good pose and great composition, thanks!

Mario

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1691 W: 8 N: 4340] (14113)
  • [2008-03-17 9:02]

Hi Ahmet,

A wonderful little Spanish Sparrow. It's interesting to see the differences and similarities between this and our House Sparrow. You show off his face, wings and plummage very well with good detail and color. Your field studies sound fascinating!

Jane

Salam Ahmet. This looks so much like our tree sparrow. I like the way you captured this one from the back in vivid sharpness of the plumage. The muted background helps in making the bird stands out in the perspective. Well done and best regards. Jusni

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2991 W: 148 N: 4435] (14369)
  • [2008-03-20 10:04]

Hi Ahmet.
Very interesting note. You can visit so interesting places. Shot is so unusual and pleasant. I like pattern created by stems, nice illumination and colour palette of the BG, very good details of the ruffle up bird. Best wishes and kind regards.
Alexei.

Hi Ahmet,
A nice capture of this beautiful sparrow bird. Excellent sharp details and a nice composition. Very nice back ground. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Hello Ahmet,
very nice capture, excellent composition and pov, nice colors and contrast, good sharpness and depth of field.
Angela

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