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Night Kite
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Wing Lee (wingle)
![Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 37 W: 2 N: 79]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-n-g.gif) (413) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-10-10 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Camera: Canon 1D MkII N, Canon 100-400/4.5-5.6L IS |
| Exposure: f/5.6, 1/250 seconds |
| Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-10-18 18:34 |
| Viewed: 499 |
| Points: 16 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Here's another White tailed kite at night shot. This one was fairly noise free so less PP was performed except the glowing eye was heavily retouched, a great suggestion by Tom Conzemius(pirate). Thanks Tom!
Thanks for looking!
The White-tailed Kite(Elanus leucurus) is an elanid kite found in western North America and parts of South America. It was formerly known as the Black-shouldered Kite.
The earliest name for this bird was the White-tailed Kite, and it was given the systematic name Elanus leucurus. However, it was argued that it was a subspecies of a European and African species, Elanus caeruleus, at the time known as the Black-shouldered Kite (see, for example, Parkes, 1958), and the recognised name was changed.
More recently, Clark and Banks (1992) argued that the White-tailed Kite differed from the Old World species in size, shape, plumage and behavior, and that these differences were sufficient to warrant specific status. This argument was accepted by the American Ornithologists' Union, so the White-tailed Kite has its original name back. Meanwhile E. caeruleus has been renamed as the Black-winged Kite, and the name Black-shouldered Kite is now reserved for an Australian species, Elanus axillaris, which had also been merged into E. caeruleus but is also now regarded as separate.
The White-tailed Kite was rendered almost extinct in the 1930s and 1940s by shooting and egg-collecting, but they are now again common in California. Their distribution is sporadic, however; they can be seen in the Central Valley and southern coastal areas, and also around the San Francisco Bay. They are also found in southern Texas, on the Baja California peninsula, and in eastern Mexico.
White-tailed Kites feed principally on rodents, and they are readily seen patrolling or hovering over lowland scrub or grassland. Their coloration is gull-like, but their shape and flight falcon-like, with a rounded tail. Mainly white underneath, they have black wingtips and shoulders. Outside the breeding season they roost communally in groups of up to 100.
Source: Wikipedia.org |
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hello Wing
for an photo done by night, yours it is an EXCELLENT image
the details are great and i like the POV and framing, TFS
Asbed
Hi Wing,
this one is great! I like the angle and the great details BEautiful shot! TFS
Donna:o)
- arfer
![Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-n.gif)
(0) - [2007-10-18 20:45]
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Hello Wing
I like this one more than the last one.the eye detail is beautiful and the plumage detail is well defined.The pose is well captured .The bird is well placed in the frame.Nicely done.TFS
Rob
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- EOSF1
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1331 W: 107 N: 4825]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(21400) - [2007-10-19 9:19]
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Very well done Wing on this very difficult shot to do ! I really like the pose and the sharpness and the exposure are spot on (hard task !) Thanks !
Mario
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- hibou
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 197 W: 1 N: 348]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-g.gif)
(1537) - [2007-10-19 17:11]
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Hello Wing,
What a great result by night ... Very well done!
congratulations and TFS Donald
Hello Wing,
This one looks natural! I like this pose you captured and again, I really wonder how you managed to shot those birds in the dark like this. This pose is priceless with good and details. Its eye looks great! Well done!
Claudine
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- bobair
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- [2007-10-22 18:20]
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Hi Wing,
this shot is really very good considering how difficult it is to capture anything moving at night time.I'm amazed that you were able to track the bird in the first place as it is not always easy to do even in the day time.Tfs Bob
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- smitha
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- [2007-10-25 20:48]
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Hello Wing,
I like your inflight shots. And the fact that it is a night shot makes it more attractive.I have never attempted taking a night shot.Good focus and details.Well done!
Regards,
Smitha.
