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muteswan
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Copyright: eli ayla (eli) (28)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-06
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 40D, Canon 100-400mm IS USM + 1.4x converter
Exposure: f/8, 1/100 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-02-06 10:05
Viewed: 485
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Adults of this large swan range from 125 to 170 cm (49-67 in) long with a 200-240 cm (79-95 in) wingspan. They may stand over 1.2 m (4 ft) tall on land. Males are larger than females and have a larger knob on their bill.

The Mute Swan is one of the heaviest flying birds, with males (known as "cobs") averaging about 12 kg (27 lbs) and females (known as "pens") more than 9 kg (20 lbs). An exceptionally enormous Polish cob weighed almost 23 kg (50 lbs), surpassing the longer-bodied Trumpeter Swan to make it the heaviest waterfowl ever recorded. Its size, orange-reddish bill and white plumage make this swan almost unmistakable at close quarters. Surveys done by airplane, however, often mistake the species, creating questionable counts. The most similar species is the Whooper Swan, but it has a yellow and black bill, lacks the curved "swan" neck, is longer and heavier, and lacks the characteristic projection above the bill.

Young birds, called "cygnets", are not the bright white of mature adults, and their bill is black, not orange, for the first year. The color of the down may range from pure white to grey to a buff color. The grey/buff coloration is more widespread in cygnets around the world [Burton,K] (2007). The white colored cygnets have a leucistic gene, seen most often in the north central states in America and in Poland. All Mute Swans are white at maturity.

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Hello Eli,
Welcome!
Good photo; I like the point of view for instance; it is low and thus effective..
TFS
Annick

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 443 W: 0 N: 458] (2293)
  • [2008-02-06 15:04]
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Hi Eli
This is great picture
very good saharp and detail
well done

Eli merhaba,
Nefis bir kuğu. Bu sıralarda Zonguldak çevresinde de çoklar. Kompozisyon, netlik ve alçak bakış açısı çok güzel olmuş. Selamlar
Mustafa

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1302 W: 79 N: 869] (8336)
  • [2008-03-31 1:19]

merhaba eli
narin ve sevimli kuguyu gayet iyi kadrajlamissin
bakis acisini, isigi, suya yansimasini, renkleri ve detaylari begendim
eline saglik
selamlar
izler

kış bitti, sanırım artık önümüzdeki kışa kadar yeni fotoğraflarını göremeyeceğiz, siz şanslıymışsınız, hem görmüş hem de güzel görüntülemişsiniz, elinize sağlık.

çok güzel bir kare olmuş tebrikler

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