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Watch out! In coming!!


Watch out! In coming!!
Photo Information
Copyright: Sweety De Freitas (puffy) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 314 W: 0 N: 352] (1349)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-04-19
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 300D, 18 - 55, KeyMen 512MB, UV
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/640 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-05-20 8:10
Viewed: 726
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Taken in the same place, again this is one of the practise shots. I think it is either trying to land on the water but don't know where or it might be thinking of attacking again? Who knows...

Karoro, the black-backed gull, also known as Larus dominicanus


Also known as Dominican Gull or Kelp Gull. The latter something of a misnomer in NZ with Black-backs commonly seen well inland, with some breeding amongst mountains.

Breeding areas
Coastal NZ, offshore islands, Chathams, Auckland, Campbell and Antipodes; also breeeds inland in NZ region. Subantarctic and temperate southern hemisphere including Australia

Breeding season
October to February

Dispersal/migration
Ranges widely in NZ
*Information gather from here

Karoro, the black-backed gull

We have been told that occasionally, the Karoro sea gull (Laris dominicanus) was tamed by Maori and employed as a pest-destroyer, released among the sweet potato crops that they might consume the the big caterpillars that infested the plants. One early collector of data tells us that such tame birds would accompany on the wing the people of the village when moving to other parts on a fishing, fowling, rat-catching or berry collecting expedition but another such collector has stated that such birds were deprived of their powers of flight by their captors

* Above information are from here
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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2814 W: 75 N: 7958] (26909)
  • [2005-05-20 8:27]
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
Remember Japan invasion on Pearl Harbour? This is a picture from it ;-) Great moment and timing Sweety! It must be very busy place, full of fighting birds :-) And Sweety with cam who shouts - get him! hit him! I must take pretty picture for TN! ;-)))

it looks like a great landing and you capture it well. You should probably try a telephoto lens and you would get great results . A great creature ! Jim

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1586 W: 32 N: 1350] (3980)
  • [2005-05-20 14:31]
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A very nice capture.
Good and sharp and nicely placed within the frame,the POV and composition is very good.
Good work,very well done indeed.

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3460 W: 145 N: 5905] (17690)
  • [2005-05-20 16:14]
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Good one Sweety!! You got some real special shots that day, didn't you? Quick reflexes needed and you had them. Good notes too. And such a variety of breeds swimming too. Well captured Bravo!

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2005-05-21 4:23]
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Hello Sweety!
Very nice action shot.I liked the composition very much.Very well done!TFS...:-)

Helo Sweety!
Wonderful scane.Colord,details and composition are perfect.thanks for sharing.

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