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Nesting Red-Billed Gull


Nesting Red-Billed Gull
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Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3815 W: 505 N: 8095] (27712)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-01-29
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM, Digital RAW 100, Hoya UV 77mm
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-01-30 1:27
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Points: 14
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Red-Billed Gull

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genera: Larus
Species: novaehollandiae
Sub Species: scopulinus

Other common names: silver gull

Description: Native bird, 37 cm., males 300 g., females 260 g., grey and white, bright red bill legs and feet, black wing tips.

Where to find: Widespread and locally common around the coast and inland lakes such as Lake Rotorua.

There are four subspecies of this bird; hartlaubii which breeds in South Africa, novaehollandiae which breeds in Australia, forsteri in the

south–western Pacific from Torres Strait to New Caledonia, and scopulinus in New Zealand.

Red–billed gulls are highly gregarious birds which breed in large colonies of up to 5000 pairs on sandspits, boulderbanks, shellbanks,

gravel beaches and rocky headlands, usually near marine upswellings. The birds start building nest sites in mid July but are not

occupied until early August.

The above obtained from http://www.nzbirds.com/birds/gullredbilled.html


IMAGE INFORMATION

Camera: Canon 20D
Time of day: 5:11 p.m.
Date: 29th January 2006
Weather conditions: Clear
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L IS
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/500
F-Stop: F/5.6
Focal Length: 400mm
ISO: 100
Original file type: Digital Raw
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Hi Pam, pose is great, great work. Very good sharpness, details, colours and composition. Thanks for sharing.

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  • samos Gold Star Critiquer [C: 81 W: 4 N: 2] (39)
  • [2006-01-30 4:09]

Hello Pam wonderful work excellent photo I like it thanks Pam and have a nice week regards Stavros

Lovely pose and colour saturation, good presentation. Well done

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2006-01-30 11:07]

Pam, this is very beautiful.

Excellent composition and sharpness.

I like pov and exposure too.

A great moment, a great photot.

Lovely details, pose, colors, and POV in this wonderful composition.

Great job, thank you Pam!

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2006-01-30 20:30]

Is this a good shot, IMHO? Yes.
Does the note learn me something new? Yes.
Does this photographer take an active part in the growth of the site? Yes, very active.
What do I really feel by looking at this photograph? It is the first tim I see a gull nesting.
Does this photograph help me to progress? Yes.
Thank you Pam.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-02-01 14:23]

Hello Pam!
Very nice capture.Clear eyes,POV,framing,
lighting,sharpness and composition are
wonderful.TFS...:-)

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