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Struggle of Siblings


Struggle of Siblings
Photo Information
Copyright: Can Unuvar (Calianis) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 115 W: 14 N: 122] (621)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-15
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 350D EOS, Canon EF 90-300 mm f4.5 - f 5.6
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2006-10-15 3:43
Viewed: 961
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This one is sequel to my "Fighting for Food" photo, I particularly wanted to post this photo just to share the look of the attacking swallow on the right.I noticed the image later & it somehow attracted me.Hope you like it too.

The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is a small migratory passerine bird found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. It has a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings. It is often just called Swallow in Europe, although the term 'swallow' refers more widely to various members of the family Hirundinidae.

The nominate European subspecies H. r. rustica has dark blue-black upperparts, off-white underparts and a small patch of red on the throat, with a broad dark blue-black breast band separating the red throat from the off-white underparts. It breeds in Europe and western Asia, as far north as the Arctic Circle, and migrating to Africa in winter.

Barn Swallows are similar in habits to the other aerial insectivores, including the other related swallows and martins and the unrelated swifts (order Apodiformes). They are not particularly fast flyers (estimated at about 11 m/s ), but show remarkable manoeuvrability, necessary to feed on flying insects while airborne. They are often seen flying relatively low in open or semi-open areas. It is also estimated that they beat their wings approximately 15 times each second.

Barn Swallows build neat cup-shaped nests constructed of mud collected in their beaks. The inside of the nest is lined with grasses, feathers and other soft materials. They normally nest in accessible buildings such as stables or under bridges and wharves. Before these types of sites became common, they nested on cliff faces or in caves. The female typically lays 4 or 5 eggs. Both parents build the nest and feed the young. Barn Swallows will swoop and attack intruders that venture too close their nest, often coming within inches of the threat.

Info taken from Wikipedia.
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Impress moments.
TFS.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3825 W: 190 N: 11396] (35111)
  • [2006-10-15 4:29]

Nice clear action shot of these juvenile swallows, Can!
Lighting and comp. very good.
TFS, regards, Ivan

Excellent photo

You have captured a nice moment.

The detail is excellent. Nice diagonal lines. You might clone out the out of focus line in the back ground. This will improve the attention drawing ability of the shot.

If you like the workshop, please let me know what you think.

All in all well done.
Johan Swanepoel

Hi Can,
oh oh oh - she's very angry - wow - she can shout so well, haha, I like it! I don't know why I think that only can be the female bird who is shouting ;-)
I like the moment, very good, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Hi Can!
Looks like a very heavy argument is going on between the two.
The one on the left appears particularly aggressive.
Is that the female, by the way?;-)
Wonderful capture from below against the blue sky.
TFS.
Ram

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  • Valf Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 66 W: 0 N: 120] (522)
  • [2006-10-15 11:47]

Hi Can,
Good photo of this struggle. Good composition. In French, we have an expression that doesn't exist in English, we say : "Une prise de bec", appropriate for those two birds.
Regards, Francois

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  • fthsm Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 147 W: 47 N: 435] (2907)
  • [2006-10-15 20:27]

Bu kuşların aksiyon dolu bu pozları gerçekten çok güzel oluyor. Çok iyi zamanlama. Eline sağlık.

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  • jojo Gold Star Critiquer [C: 168 W: 0 N: 8] (176)
  • [2006-10-16 3:11]

Excellente prise impressionante, beaux détails

TFS

jojo

Hi Can

Love this shot. Perfect details, well composed and excellent timing. TFS.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-10-16 5:18]

Hello Can,
Excellent action capture.Moment you caught is great.I liked POV,colors,BG and composition a lot.
TFS...:-)

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-10-16 20:06]

Selam Can
Good shot. Good colours, sharpnes, details and POV. Also good note.
Well done can

osse

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3001 W: 162 N: 989] (2897)
  • [2006-10-17 12:03]

Hi Can,
Great action shot of thesse squabbling barn swallows, they're probably young ones? SHarpness, POV and DOF very good!
S, lla

Bonjour,
Serait-ce une scène de ménage ?
Bonne journée.
clnaef

Impressive shot !!
They are very agressive.
COmpliments for your ability to shot in a very interesting situation.
Ciao,silvio

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  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 440 W: 10 N: 504] (2372)
  • [2006-11-01 2:53]

what a scene! amazing moment. very well done. tfs

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  • badar Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 108 W: 0 N: 159] (785)
  • [2007-01-15 7:23]

HI Can,
This shot really merits more attention for the story it tells.Great action, sharpness & details are good.
TFS
Badruddin Ali

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