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Common snipe
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Helene Provencher (chouette)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2005-06-12 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel |
| Details: Tripod: Yes |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2005-06-16 23:00 |
| Viewed: 1212 |
| Points: 10 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
That day, I heard a common snipe and I waited a little while to see her. Looking with my binoculars, I think she had a nest nearby. I will try to go back there and see if I can find the nest without disturbing the bird.
Hope you like it!
Common Snipe
Family: Scolopacidae: Sandpipers
Scientific Name: Gallinago gallinago
A shy, secretive bird, the common snipe has rather pointed wings, a long bill and striped and barred plumage, which provides effective camouflage among vegetation. Insects, particularly fly and beetle larvae, are the snipe's most important food items, but it also eats earthworms, small crustaceans, snails and small quantities of plant material. Males arrive at breeding grounds before females and establish territories for display. In the most common display, the male dives through the air at great speed, causing a drumming sound as air rushes through his outer tail feathers. The nest is made on dry ground when possible and near clumps of grass, which the birds pull down over it. The 3 or 4 eggs are incubated for 17 to 19 days, usually by the female alone.
Size: 25.5 cm (10 in)
Habitat: marshes, wet meadows, moors
Diet: Principally larvae, also insects, crustaceans
Range: Breeds in Canada, Northern USA, Europe to Northeast Asia; winters in Central and South America, Africa, India, Indonesia
Canon EOS Digital Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6
Speed: 1/500 f/8.0
ISO 200
Focal Length: 290mm |
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