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Copyright: Nuray GONULALAN (nurgonul) Silver Note Writer [C: 2 W: 0 N: 17] (135)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-10-20
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 350 D, Sigma 70-300 4-5.6 APO DG MACRO
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Letters and digits, !Fine Feathered Friends [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-03-02 13:18
Viewed: 1009
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) form very big flocks with more than ten thousand birds. Here is the defence flight of them. You can see a bigger dot on lower-left side of the flock. It is a raptor and attacking the flock. This shape is the Starling's defence method.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Starling
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Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)nurgonul 1 03-02 13:28
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Great!

First I didn't understand the subject but then I realized...

Great picture, very good capture and special content.

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  • delic Gold Star Critiquer [C: 449 W: 6 N: 310] (898)
  • [2007-03-02 14:14]

Very cool!

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3833 W: 190 N: 11412] (35173)
  • [2007-03-02 15:52]

Hello Nuray,
This is an amazing capture, a raptor seeming to cause a tight flock of Starlings to form an exclamation mark.
Surely this sharp and well presented shot must be one of the more remarkable on TN.
TFS,
Regards, Ivan

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2007-03-02 16:03]

Cok guzel yakalamissiniz tebrik ederim.

Nuray merhaba , yine mükemmel bir anı yakalamışsın , tebrikler , bol şanslar.

Hi Nuray
Great picture. I've already seen your previous post with starlings. Both are excellent. The phenomenon is very interesting and your capture also wonderful. It is really exclamation mark.
Well done
Congratulation
Ania

Merhaba Nuray hanım,
Tebrik ederim güzel yakalamışsınız...
Elinize sağlık...
Başarılar dilerim...
Selamlar...

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  • taba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 481 W: 128 N: 304] (1707)
  • [2007-03-02 18:01]

Hi Nuray
Whow...what a capture... I thought tha it'was merelly an ! :)
great note and moment..
TFS
Taba

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1740 W: 95 N: 2273] (8411)
  • [2007-03-03 16:43]

Hi Nuray,
Really a ! Excellent moment you have captured.
TFS, José M.

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2174 W: 220 N: 4385] (14908)
  • [2007-03-04 4:39]

Hi Nuray

This is a totally unique capture! Wow!
The shape of this flock is really amazing and i guess i could say "wierd", too :)) I've never seen such a flock shape before...
Anyway, you managed to capture a superb behavior shot, as well, showing this defensive method of the starlings.
Good details and sharpness all over, lovely blue-sky BG, nice framing and composition.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

a GREAT moment give for the Starlings

tfs,
Lucian.

I learn so much from TN.
Brilliant capture.
Much interesting.
Clever title.
TFS
JM

Hello Nuray,
another amazing, eye catching image, perfectly explaining text. Excellent documentation!
Thank you! Best regards,
Peter

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