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Lucky and rare Slender-billed Gull
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We have now returned home from our month long photo/birding/cycling journey in France and after a very intense working week I finally have some time to go through the 9000+ photos that is the result... ;o)
This is a male Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei/ långnäbbad mås) succeeding in fishing while the female is waiting just 5 meters behind.
The dark red bill on the male, the yellow iris and the pink breast is typical for this specie.
This is a rare and protected bird.
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Geographic info:
This is photo is from the Camargue area along the small strip that separates the huge pond "etange du Vaccares" and the Mediterranean sea.
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About the specie:
From Wikipedia:
The Slender-billed Gull, Larus genei, is a small gull which breeds very locally around the Mediterranean and the northern western Indian Ocean (e.g. Pakistan) on islands and coastal lagoons.
Most of the population is somewhat migratory, wintering further south to north Africa and India, and a few birds have wandered to western Europe are resident.
This scarce gull breeds in colonies, nesting on the ground and laying up to three eggs. Like most gulls, it is gregarious in winter, both when feeding or in evening roosts. It is not a pelagic species, and is rarely seen at sea far from coasts.
This species is slightly larger than the Black-headed Gull, which it resembles. It does not have a black hood. The head and dark red bill have an elongated tapering appearance, and this bird also appears long-necked. The legs are dark red, and the iris is yellow. In summer, the breast has a pink coloration.
This bird takes two years to reach maturity. First year birds have a black terminal tail band, and dark areas in the wings.
The scientific name of this bird commemorates the Italian naturalist Giuseppe Gené.
The Slender-billed Gull is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
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Technical information:
I took this in rawformat and used Adobe Lightroom for some adjustments before the edit in Photoshop CS2 as my CS3 beta expired and have not yet received the sharp version
Just a little crop and a bit hue
Sharpening with Photokit capture sharpener, nothing more. |
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- trinko
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(4312) - [2007-05-11 9:48]
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nice action capture with the fish in the beak. good colors and focus nice water ripples
Hi Bengt,
Good decisive moment...
Only nit is the OE in highlights...
TFS
Annick
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- smitha
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- [2007-05-11 10:24]
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Good action shot. Great sharpness and details.Good catch, both for you and the bird.:)
TFS,
Smitha.
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- jaycee
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(17043) - [2007-05-11 11:17]
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Hi Bengt,
What a wonderful shot with the fish in the gull's mouth. You caught him in a nice position. The colors and details are excellent. He looks very pleased with himself.
Jane
Very good instant taken!!!
I like very much this species. In fact I use to observe a very small local population that concentrate in a nesting site. You have just shot when the small prey is still exploding in water drops. The light red hues in the neck are very well. I have tried to reflect this in some of my pictures but never have obtained a so good result!
Superbe prise de vue en pleine action et belles couleurs.
Bravo
Marie
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Hi Bengt,
I envy you for this photo. You are greatest for this photo genere.
TFS
Angelo