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Yet Another One


Yet Another One
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Copyright: Can Unuvar (Calianis) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 115 W: 14 N: 122] (621)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-12-10
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 350D EOS, Canon EF 90-300 mm f4.5 - f 5.6
Exposure: f/11, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-12-13 15:23
Viewed: 868
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Another and last image from the same sunday sunset, coots are looking for something to eat before the long night.

The coots are medium-sized water birds which are members of the rail family. They constitute the genus Fulica.

The greatest species variety is in South America, and it is likely that the genus originated there.

These rails are all predominantly black in plumage, and, unlike many of the rails, they are usually easy to see, often swimming in open water rather than skulking in reedbeds.

They have prominent frontal shields or other decoration on the forehead, and coloured bills, and many, but not all, have white on the undertail. Like other rails, they have lobed toes.

They tend to have short, rounded wings and be weak fliers, although northern species are nevertheless capable of covering long distances; the American Coot has reached Great Britain and Ireland on rare occasions. Those species that migrate do so at night.

Coots can walk and run vigorously on strong legs, and have long toes that are well adapted to soft, uneven surfaces.

These birds are omnivorous, taking mainly plant material, but also small animals and eggs. They are aggressively territorial during the breeding season, but are otherwise often found in sizeable flocks on the shallow vegetated lakes they prefer.

Info from Wikipedia.
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Merhaba Can Bey.
Fotoğrafı kompozisyonu çok hoşuma gitti. Soldan sağa doğru koyulaşan tonlar ve gurubun neredeyse tüm su yüzeyini kaplayan kızıllığını çok etkileyici bir biçimde yansıtmışsınız. Önde giden 2 ördeği yakalamaya çalışan 3. ördek ve akşam vakti, insana zamanın nasıl tükendiğini, tükenmeden önce de birşeyleri yakalamak için nasıl koşturmak gerektiğini düşündürüyor. Elinize sağlık.
Selamlar
Fevzi

Merhaba Can this is a nice shot with good composition and interesting light I might have considered cropping the two ducks near the edge looks a little unusual lack of space in front. Well spotted and TFS selamlar Necip.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-12-23 17:26]

Hello Can

A lovely sunset reflection on the water.The lighting adds a nice atmosphere to the shot.Good POV.The colours and tones are interesting and well saturated.Nicely done .TFS

Rob

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