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Morning Beauty-IV for *Joey*


Morning Beauty-IV for *Joey*
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5023 W: 178 N: 11961] (32621)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-15
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Nikon D-5000, Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG APO HSM, @ ISO 500
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Bayram's Dedications-II, Mammals from the Middle East & Europe, Ricks Favourite Pictures Pt.II [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-06-18 0:32
Viewed: 615
Points: 70
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Sciurus anomalus (Persian or Caucasian Squirrel) (in Turk. Sincap, Acem Sincabı)

This shot is last one of the series on this pretty looking morning delight! And I am dedicating it to our young but prodigy friend in the photography field, Joe Kellard (joey) as a l’il bit belated:) Happy Birthday! and also Welcome back! tribute. Hope you will like this OwlMan mate!

TFL and Have a nice day!
Cheers,

©Bayram GÖÇMEN, Ege University, Faculty of Science. All Rights Reserved.

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Squirrels are often considered harmful because they eat or collect some fruits and seeds in residential areas. They may even gnaw and remove the bark of some trees such as the pine, spruce, fir and beech in rural areas. The damage they cause to seeds and seedlings might be sometimes remarkably high in agricultural areas. However, squirrels also play an important role in plant distribution. In Turkey, two tree squirrel species of the genus Sciurus occur allopatrically: the Persian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) and the Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris). The second one lives only in Turkish Thrace (European Turkey). Persian squirel has not long bristle tuft on the tips of earlaps.

Persian squirel is a species is the only representative of the rodent family Sciuridae in the Middle East. This species is distributed from Greece (only known from Lesvos island) through Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria in coniferous and temperate mixed forests. Three subspecies of the Persian Squirrel are recognized;

• Sciurus anomalus anomalus distributed in the southern former Soviet Union,
• Sciurus anomalus pallescens in northern Iraq and
• Sciurus anomalus syriacus in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine.

This separation is based on the coloration of specimens; where as Sciurus anomalus syriacus has dark dorsal pelage and its tail and feet are generally dark in colour, while S. a. anomalus has a deep red tail and S. a. pallescens has pale back and feet and yellowish brown tail .

References:

1. Amr, Z. S. Eid, E., Qarqaz, M. A. Abu Baker, M. (2006). The Status and Distribution of the Persian Squirrel, Sciurus anomalus (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae), in Dibbeen Nature Reserve, Jordan. Zoologische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 55: 199-207.
2. Albayrak, I. & Arslan, A. (2006). Contribution to the Taxonomical and Biological Characteristics of Sciurus anomalus in Turkey (Mammalia: Rodentia). Turkish Journal of Zoology, 30: 111-116.
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Selam my dear friend,
A nice dedication Joe. Very well captured shot of the beautiful Persian Squirrel. Sharp details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Bayram hocam burda kaçmaya çalışırken yakalanmış gibi bir yüz ifadesi var:)
Gözündeki parıltı çok güzel durmuş.
Elinize sağlık.
Nazım

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 15 N: 1561] (6085)
  • [2009-06-18 0:48]

Hello bayram
Very nice and cute capture. Beautiful colors nad clear image. Well done.
Regards
Razvan

Kanka valla sabah sabah yine yüzüm güldü sayende. Bu hokkabaz resmen yerinde durmuyor. Tamda iniş anında yakalamışsın. O da yakalanan çocuk gibi bakmış azcık. Detaylar, üzerindeki ağaçtaki doğal doku deseni de harika olmuş. Eline ve emeğine sağlık.
Gökhan

Dayi bu durumu da cok guzel olmus. Ozleyceyik bu guzeli:)
Bakislari, durusu, fotograf ozellikleri hepsi nefis olmus.
Selamlar hepimizden.
Merih

Bayram ne guzel yakalamissin bu sirineyi... cok sevmistim ben bu modeli... eline saglik.. bugun annemize by-pass testleri yapilacak..insallah hersey iyi olur... opuyorum seni. selamlar canim kardesim...
Leyla.

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1336 W: 56 N: 4502] (15508)
  • [2009-06-18 1:15]

Hello Bayram,
This is a real good close up in perfect sharpness, vivid colour and so much details of this cute fellow!
the exposure and focus is spot on!
very well done indeed.
Best regards Siggi

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1019 W: 0 N: 162] (858)
  • [2009-06-18 2:23]

Bayram hocam, sincabın ağaçtaki yönelimi, verdiği poz ve detaylar süper olmuş.
Emeğinize sağlık. Selam ve saygılar.
Mehmet

Bayram Merhaba,
Bu tatlı şeyin fotoğraflarının her biri bir diğerinden güzel ve kaliteli.O telaşta ve o muhtemel hızda kadrajı bu denli ustaca kullanmış olman harika.
Tebrik ederim.

Amazing shot Bayram. Nice timing! Excelelnt colurs and shrpness
Great work,

Thanks,
Kedar

Bayram bey selamlar,
Başarılı bir pozlama ...
Poz vermiş, güzel değerlendirmişsiniz.
Net alan derinliği, renk ve detaylar çok güzel.
Emeğinize sağlık,
Seyfi

Hi Bayram

Another excellent shot of this beautiful squirrel, lucky you to have him nearby.
Excellent comosition, sharpness and POV

Chris

Bayram Hocam,
Çok net ve çok sevimli bir sincap karesi.
Göz teması da kdv si olmuş.
Tebrikler...

Ciao MF Bayram,
a nice dedication to our friend Joe, this series is fantastic, POV and composition are excellent, superb sharpness and splendid natural colours, very well done.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1297 W: 0 N: 2467] (8757)
  • [2009-06-18 7:24]

Merhaba MF Bayram,
such a lovely pose from the squirrel.
Nice light on its fur, making it so pretty.
nice pose to look at.

regards,
Foozi

Merhaba Bayram,

Beautiful shot of your "morning delight" and nice composition. TFS.

Salam

Umar

Merhaba Bayram hocam. Neredeyse 90 derece dik. Sanırım hareket halinde ve çok güzel çekmişsiniz.
Elinize sağlık.
Bahadır

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2345 W: 92 N: 5348] (17102)
  • [2009-06-18 10:27]

Hello Bayram,
This last one is also very beautiful and technical very good. Nice dedication to Joe.
Regards,
Peter

Selam Hocam, bu da çok hoş biir çekim olmuş. Sincabın size bakışı çok hoş durmuş:)
Elinize sağlık.
Deniz

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2860 W: 34 N: 8481] (31692)
  • [2009-06-18 12:29]

Hi Bayram. This one has it eyes fixed on you . I like the way they come down trees face first. You have taen this with fine detail in the golden fur with natural colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

I am sure Joey will like it.

Hello Bayram frend!

I hope that you've paid well at the squirrel by the photography session! ;-)

All very good, this is a very happy and curious animal, and you've managed to photograph him with great talent !

Regards & TFS!

Jesús

Merhaba Bayram hocam,

Bu güne kadar çıktığım doğa gezilerinde karşılaştığım sincaplar hep en yakın ağaca hızla tırmanıp yukarı dallarda kayboluyordu. Son zamanların en iyilerinden olan serinin bu bölümünde, sincapların ağaçtan aşağı doğru da çok başarılı bir şekilde inebildiğini ve dik eğime rağmen yerçekimine meydan okuyup duruş pozisyonunlarını nasıl ustaca koruyabildiklerini de görmüş oldum. Yüzlerinde sanki gülümseme ifadesi bulunan bu güzel ve şirin sincabı yakından görme fırsatını bizlere sunduğunuz için en içten teşekkürlerimi sunuyorum.

Saygılarımla,
Mehmet

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2009-06-18 15:18]

Thanks Geckoman!!!! :-))))))))
This is such a fantastic photo!
Great pose and composition.
Very, very sharp.
Superb colours.
I really appreciate this kind dedication, mate!

Joe

Ciao Bayram, an other fantastic capture of this lovely creature in beautiful pose, fantastic colors, splendid sharpness and fine details, very well done, ciao Silvio

Another superb capture of this beautiful squirrel, Big Bro!
Very well framed from a beautifully chosen POV!
Cheers!
Goldy

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  • rcrick Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 710 W: 36 N: 1542] (4971)
  • [2009-06-18 20:58]

Hi Bayram

What an excellent shot of this beautiful squirrel, amazing eye contact, the vertical framing is perfect, as is the composition, super fine detail, and a superb shot, t.f.s .

Cheers Rick :)

Özellikle göz teması harika.
Vizörden göz göze gelmek de tarif edilmez bir duygudur değil mi üstadım?
Çok güzel fotoğraflamışsınız.

Selamlarımla..

Merhaba Hocam,
Harika ve çok sevimli..Zamanlamanız süper.Eline sağlık.
Selamlarımla..

hAyAti

Merhaba Bayram
this is also a great pose of this cute squirrel, i like that in all this pictures, this nice guy looks in your camera
great composed shot with very great sharpness and delicious colors
have a great WE
Jacqueline

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  • efsus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 434 W: 10 N: 724] (3166)
  • [2009-06-21 8:37]

Merhaba Dostum Bayram!
Her ne kadar vakit ayırıp yorum yazamasam da bu sincap serisini zevkle izledim. Hepsi birbirinden güzel çalışmalar. Hakketen iyi iş çıkarttınız. Emeğinize sağlık. Selamlar.

Hüseyin

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1074 W: 30 N: 1046] (3270)
  • [2009-06-23 12:10]

Merhaba Hocam,
Gözünü senden alamıyor hiç.Elinde fındık mı tutuyordun yoksa:)Harika poz vermiş,sen de fırsatı yine kaçırmamışsın.
Selamlar,ellerine sağlık..

hello Bayram

you have a very beautiful (the last days) galery of the squirels,
another of your very beautiful photos shot with fine POV
and appropriate vertical framing, excellent sharpness and details,
wonderful glance of the squirel on you, TFS

Asbed

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3059 W: 231 N: 6135] (20978)
  • [2009-06-25 21:05]

Hi Bayram,
A very cute shot of this squirrel.
The expression on his face is adorable.
I like the vertical composition.
Colors and light are very natural, just right...
and the details are sharply shown against a great DOF BG.
TFS. : )

Merhaba Hocam,
Bu da kaçmadan önceki son karesi galiba :) Elinize sağlık.
Saygılar

Bahçede görmüştüm siz hocam. Tam bir hokkabaz:)
Elinize sağlık.
Saygılar,
Özgür

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