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Copyright: Mario Belanger (EOSF1) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1427 W: 128 N: 5252] (23221)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-09-01
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 100-400 F4-5.6 L IS USM, ISO 100, B+W 77 010 UV-Haze 1 x
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/400 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-02-14 5:09
Viewed: 804
Points: 72
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
A young Common Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus 33 cm) looking at it's own reflection on a pond of Ile-Bizard.

From: www.birds.cornell.edu
The most widely distributed member of the rail family, the Common Moorhen inhabits marshes and ponds from Canada to Chile, from northern Europe to southern Africa, and across Asia to the Pacific. Vocal and boldly marked, the species can be quite conspicuous, sometimes using its long toes to walk atop floating vegetation.
Cool Facts:
The Common Moorhen has long toes that makes it possible to walk on soft mud and floating vegetation. The toes have no lobes or webbing to help in swimming, but the moorhen is a good swimmer anyway.
The Common Moorhen sometimes lifts its feet out of the water in front of the body while swimming, perhaps to pass over vegetation.
Newly hatched chicks of the Common Moorhen have spurs on their wings that help them climb into the nest or grab emergent vegetation.
Twelve subspecies of Common Gallinule are recognized from around the world, most differing only in size or brightness of plumage. One subspecies is found only in the Hawaiian Islands and has been known as the Hawaiian Gallinule.
Description
Size: 32-35 cm (13-14 in)
Wingspan: 54-62 cm (21-24 in)
Weight: 310-456 g (10.94-16.1 ounces)
Dark, with white flank stripe.
Red bill and forehead.
Swims on surface of water like a duck.
Bill triangular like a chicken's, not flat like a duck's.
White stripe on sides of undertail.
Breeding (Alternate) Plumage: Mostly blackish body, brown wings, and white flank stripe. Undertail white with a black line in middle. Forehead shield and bill bright red; bill with yellow tip. Legs olive-yellow. Ring of scarlet just below thigh feathers.
Nonbreeding (Basic) Plumage: Chin, throat, and underparts paler than on breeding adult. Bill and forehead shield dusky red.
Sex Differences
Sexes similar, male slightly larger.
Immature
Juvenile brownish-gray with drab maroon bill and no frontal shield.
Similar Species
Adult Purple Gallinule has blue body plumage, green wings, and a blue frontal shield, and lacks white flank stripe. Juvenile Purple Gallinule has tawny neck and head, mostly white underparts, and greenish wings. Purple Gallinule lacks black line down the middle of the undertail coverts.
American Coot is stockier, has white bill, unmarked flanks, and mostly dark undertail coverts.
Sound
A highly varied repertoire of calls, including clucks, whinnies, cackles, squawks, and yelps.
Habitat
Freshwater or brackish marshes with tall emergent vegetation, ponds, canals, and rice fields.
Food
Seeds of grasses and sedges, and some snails.
Behavior
Foraging
Picks food from water surface or from emergent plants while walking or swimming. Dips head, dabbles, and occasionally dives. Flips floating leaves to take snails clinging to undersides.
Reproduction
Nest Type
A wide bowl of grasses and sedges, usually taken from near the nest site. Most commonly anchored to emergent vegetation within a meter of water.
Conservation Status
Listed as threatened or as a species of special concern in several Midwestern and Northeastern states because of loss of wetland habitat, predation by introduced mammals, and other factors.
Other Names
Gallinule poule-d'eau, Poule d'eau (French)
Pollo de agua, Gallareta frentirroja, Pollona negra (Spanish)
Common Gallinule, Florida Gallinule (English)
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  • jesst Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 371 W: 0 N: 164] (2244)
  • [2008-02-14 5:11]

Hi Mario,
very impressive scene! It looks really wonderful.
I like composition and detail.

Hello Mario! Wonderful scene. Amazing reflection. Very good light and sharp, good capture. Well done!

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1305 W: 0 N: 5107] (15234)
  • [2008-02-14 5:18]

Hi Mario

A great pose and wonderful lighting here. I really like the colours.

Well seen and captured.

James

Hello Mario,
Fun fun fun!
Makes me curious about what happens next, stunning capture of the moment!
Colours and details ar first class in addition to the valuable situation, all presented in an attractive composition!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Excellent shot of this stretching Moorhen. I also posted a stretching bird today :-)
Nice colours and lighting.
Superb sharpness with great clarity.
Good composition that includes the excellent reflection.
I think a little bit of dodging on the face would be good so I did a workshop to show this... I hope you don't mind!
Great work my friend.
Well done Mario,
Joe

Mario,

How funny,:)
Makes you wonder what they think when they see such images of themselves,
Great reflection,
Very well done,

fototab

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 641 W: 32 N: 791] (3080)
  • [2008-02-14 6:36]

Excellent moment captured with good details and exposure.

Best wishes,

Dean

HA! that is way too cute Joey...Not sure how we project titles on images but so many of us seem to know the trick...it fits and so do the well composed notes..
bob

salut Mario

excellent composition, avec le POV et le cadrage vertical,
excellente luminosité de l'image avec une belle douceur
dans la composition des couleurs, excellente netteté et détails,
et ce que j'aimes le plusss de ton image c'est que dans la
reflection on voit, une reflection et des détails du ventre
de cette Poule d'eau que l'on ne voit pas sur elle, superbe image

TFS

Asbed

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 787 W: 0 N: 1581] (7260)
  • [2008-02-14 7:15]

Salut Mario
Belle composition.J'aime bien la pause du sujet.Image bien en focus avec de bon détails du plum,age .
Merci Michel

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1911 W: 8 N: 4976] (16095)
  • [2008-02-14 7:49]

Hi Mario,

I love the title! You captured this Moorhen in a wonderful pose on the log with his wings flapping. Excellent colors and details and a marvelous reflection.

Jane

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  • crs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 405 W: 0 N: 630] (2537)
  • [2008-02-14 8:51]

Hi Mario,

Without looking at othor's name I alois stop at your photos. All have a very good quality of the image but more have life in them.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 471 W: 0 N: 511] (2465)
  • [2008-02-14 8:58]

Hi Mario
this is very nice composition
very good sharp and reflection
well done.

Hello Mario, Fantastic shot,
very nice composition and point of view,excellent sharpness and depth of field, beautiful colors and very nice details.The reflections are perfect and that pose is outstanding.great timing!
Angela

Hello Mario,
The right title for the right image!
excellent moment to capture this shot with perfect sharpness, vivid colour and details
the reflection is truly beautiful
great job
Tony

excellent composition and fine details to this bird...and super notes!!!

Hi Mario, this bird is like Narciso, see itself reflecting in water with love, splendid composition with wonderful reflections, beautiful colors and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2130 W: 9 N: 5960] (22528)
  • [2008-02-14 11:16]

Hi Mario.I like this one great timin to get the young one in this postion. fine detail in the wings and feathers. natural loooking colours. with a good reflection. well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1357 W: 72 N: 2886] (9535)
  • [2008-02-14 12:12]

Hello Mario,
Wonderful scene of this Moorhen in this pose. Great reflection in fantastic light. Excellent sharpness and BG.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Mario,
What a funny and amazing scene. Excellent sharpness, composition and colours too. Best regards,
Catherine

Salut Mario,
tu es décidément un photographe génial, j'adore la pose de cette demoiselle gallinule qui se contemple dans l'eau, je ne commenterais pas le coté technique car depuis le temps tu sais e que j'en pense mais je soulignerais simplement la superbe composition
Bravo maestro

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  • lizzie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 214 W: 0 N: 635] (2847)
  • [2008-02-14 14:04]

Bonjour Mario,

Un excellent titre pour cette jolie composition. Un point de vue original et il est très intéressant de voir cette demoiselle qui semble effectivement se questionner . De bons détails et de belles couleurs naturelles. Bien fait!

Lise

Bonjour Mario,

Très beau moment et bien fait techniquement! Merci,

Eugène

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1812 W: 29 N: 5246] (17188)
  • [2008-02-14 23:07]

Hi Mario,
I will be back with a proper critique.
Sumon

Good title. I wonder if it was actually eying a fish.That would have made a good sequence if it was. The point of view and reflection is well seen Mario.Your classic presentation as well.
TFS

Bonsoir Mario,

Très belle photo de cette gallinule. J'aime beaucoup sa pose sur la branche. Très bonne netteté. Belles couleurs.
Bonne soirée,

Mariki

Hallo Mario
What a lovely scene you have shared with us. Is this not how we humans are sometimes? Looking in the mirror and admiring ourselves. I am also sure that many of us ask the question "Who are you?" not believing that the face that reflects back to them is that of themselves. I wonder what is going through this bird's mind looking at this other bird in the water. Excellent shot with total sharpness, awesome colour and so much detail to take pleasure in. The pose is wonderful, with a beautiful reflection. Just the thing to me! Thanks for sharing. Enjoy your weekend.
Kind regards
Anna

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2138 W: 224 N: 3959] (13149)
  • [2008-02-15 4:54]

Hi Mario

What a timing you've captured here! This is terrific!
The way the bird seems to stare right at its reflection is simply outstanding!
Very well seen and captured this one - with great details, superb colors and a gorgeous composition!
The ripples on the water are also a nice addition to the beauty of this shot.
...i'm not sure on the frame though...but that's a subjective thing anyway :)
Wonderful work, my friend!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 884 W: 2 N: 617] (2072)
  • [2008-02-15 10:52]

Hello Mario , Beautiful capture of this bird ,nicelly composed ,great reflection from the bird ,very good ,tfs Greetings Teunie .

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1482 W: 18 N: 3044] (11160)
  • [2008-02-15 11:54]

Hi Mario

Great pose, he looks like narcissus. Wonderful reflection, sharp details and lovely exposure

TFS

Karan

Bonour Mario,
Narcisse quise mire, très beau pov magnifiques détails et couleurs très naturelles.
Bravo
Marie

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 655 W: 0 N: 1623] (5300)
  • [2008-02-15 15:52]

Une image vaut mille mots et celle-ci en vaut des millions. On croirait le mythe de Narcisse incarné dans le monde aviaire! C'est drôle et touchant à la fois, quelle belle image! J'adore ce genre de photos, il y en a quelques unes de temps à autre, avec ce clin d'œil du photographe! merci,

Francine

Preciosa composición, con excelente enfoque y enorme profundidad.
Abrazo: J. Ignasi

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2585 W: 170 N: 7879] (24911)
  • [2008-02-16 10:19]

Hello Mario,
Lovely capture of a nice scene!! The young Moorhen really seems amazed to see himself in the water and is almost falling off the log! Fine sharpness and lovely colours in the beautiful light. Well timed and well composed too!
TFS and have a nice weekend! Ulla

bonjour mario
bravo,ce n'est pas evident de surprendre les poule d'eau.
j'aime bien sa pose et son reflet.miroir..mon beau miroir..dit moi qui la plus belle?
c'est surement ce qu'elle se dit.
bon dimanche.
laurent

Bonjour Mario,

J'aime bien cete photo d'un cormorant qui regarde sa réflection dans l'eau. Cette réflection est un atout à la composition. la prise de vue permet de voir les détails et les couleurs de l'oiseau. le sujet est bien cadré. Ta note donne beaucoup de renseignements. Bonne journée.

Pierre

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