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Phalarope


Phalarope
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Copyright: Helene Provencher (chouette) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 302 W: 0 N: 843] (3000)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-05-27
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Canon EF300mm 4/L IS
Exposure: f/8, 1/640 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-07-11 19:07
Viewed: 1181
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello TN friends,

On a one-day trip to Baie-du-Febvre, I had the chance to observe many species of birds. Here is one of them. Hope you'll enjoy it!

Thanks for comments.


The Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus, is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a wader, winters at sea on tropical oceans.

Red-necked Phalarope is about 18 cm (7 in) in length, with lobed toes and a straight, fine bill. The breeding female is predominantly dark grey above, with a chesnut neck and upper breast, black face and white throat. The breeding male is a duller version of the female. They have lobed toes to assist with their swimming. Young birds are grey and brown above, with buff underparts and a black patch through the eye. In winter, the plumage is essentially grey above and white below, but the black eyepatch is always present. They have a sharp call described as a whit or twit.

The typical avian sex roles are reversed in the three phalarope species. Females are larger and more brightly coloured than males. The females pursue males, compete for nesting territory, and will aggressively defend their nests and chosen mates. Once the females lay their eggs, they begin their southward migration, leaving the males to incubate the eggs and look after the young. Three to seven eggs are laid in a ground nest near a marshy area. The young mainly feed themselves and are able to fly within 20 days of birth.


When feeding, a Red-necked Phalarope will often swim in a small, rapid circle, forming a small whirlpool. This behaviour is thought to aid feeding by raising food from the bottom of shallow water. The bird will reach into the center of the vortex with its bill, plucking small insects or crustaceans caught up therein. On the open ocean, they are often found where converging currents produce upwellings. During migration, some flocks stop over on the open waters at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy to take advantage of food stirred up by tidal action.



Speed: 1/640
F-Stop: f/8
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 300mm
Raw-format
Exposure compensation: -1/3
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  • Great 
  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1676 W: 5 N: 2144] (11868)
  • [2006-07-11 21:39]

Bonjour Hélene!

Bravo pour cette belle présentation,l'oiseau est superbe et les couleurs parfaitement exposées. Bravo pour la netteté et la composition générale.

Merci
joseph

Very nice, I would crop more. Ori

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  • Zeno Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 477 W: 0 N: 926] (7969)
  • [2006-07-12 7:00]

Hi Helene,

Beautiful portrait of this cute bird.the blue water environment is super. Also colours and sharpness are outstanding.
TFS.

regards,
Zeno.

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  • hibou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 194 W: 1 N: 345] (1509)
  • [2006-07-12 7:24]

Wow!
Bonjour Hélène, Encore une magnifique photo ... avec un sujet superbe. Comme d'habitude couleurs, détails, composition, lumière et câdre sont tous parfaits. Bravo et merci de nous faire découvrir ce bel oiseau ... Donald

Hello Helene, excllent colors, Bg, POV DOF perfect details, great Job, TFS Kyle

Hi Helene,
A very nice shot on this Red-necked Phalarope. Colors and detail look great. I like the oveall composition with the bird creating the ripples going out through the water.
Scott

Hi Helene,
Nice shot with good detail and nice color.
Composed well and an excellent note as well.
Great post and Thank You!

Good shot of this unusual shorebird.
Nice composition and sharpness.

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 880 W: 23 N: 926] (4989)
  • [2006-07-12 9:32]

Helen bonjour, cette prise de vue est bien belle et l'oiseau semble glisser une element immateriel!! De beaux reflets et une mouvement de l'eau superbe. Mes félicitations, Didier.

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1133 W: 254 N: 2448] (11161)
  • [2006-07-12 11:22]

Hi Helene,

A good composed picture of this colorfull bird,never seen it before,well done and TFS,

Paul

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3069 W: 231 N: 5841] (19634)
  • [2006-07-12 11:55]

Salut Helene,
I was just thinking of you, having not seen you for a while. And there you were, with a wonderful new post. What a beautiful and unusual bird. And we can certainly see why it is called the red-necked pharalope.
Great details from so far away, and well saturated colors. Good POV.
I have posted some pictures of red pharalopes, but they don't look anything like yours. I suppose they must be another species.
TFS. : )

Hi Helene,
The details are nice, clear and sharp.
Good colours, lighting and exposure. POV is good.
Well composed and nicely framed.
Thanks for posting, enjoy the rest of the week.

Hi Helene

Great work. Nice compo, good POV. Exposure, sharpness and detail are all spot on! :-)

Wow! that is impressive capture,never seen this type of bird before...how close were you?
Love the composition and colours as well...
Cecilia

excellent - the water and subject are just perfect. tfs

Bonsoir Hélène,

Une belle image cet oiseau, la photo a une bonne composition, netteté et de jolies couleurs. Bonne soirée.

Pierre

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