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Yellow-billed Stork at Abu Simbel


Yellow-billed Stork at Abu Simbel
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Copyright: Emin Yogurtcuoglu (goldfinchtr) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 177 W: 22 N: 501] (2599)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2012-04-29
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 7D
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/2500 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2014-06-30 4:48
Viewed: 1994
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
What an amazing place and what an amazing bird... I call this extreme birding. We drove 300 kilometers with my girlfriend in the arid desert without any settlements or gas stations...

Once we were in Abu Simbel, i noticed that is not really easy to find birds there. Somehow my insticts led me to some different locations which were not mentioned in the internet or any books. There i found some local fisherman and offered them some money if they took us at Nasser lake. They accepted, and this is one of the many fantastic birds we got. It was truely one of my best birding memories in my life. Believe it was more challenging not because of only finding the birds but travelling in this one of the most arid place in the world.(water is a result of dam, background are NOT the pyramids as many think :)

Yellow-billed Stork is a rare bird in Western Palearctic but they follow river Nile and here they are regularly seen at Sudanese border.

Abu Simbel is located just some hundred meters away from Sudan ;)

I love Egypt! :D
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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 6482 W: 89 N: 15613] (65313)
  • [2014-06-30 4:50]

Hi Emin,truly beautiful the bird and truly beautiful the blurred scenery in background too,i like a lot the bright colors and the excellent detail despite the distance,very well done! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5136 W: 166 N: 13121] (49139)
  • [2014-06-30 5:44]

Hi Emin,
....and what an amazing photo! Great one from your archive. Stork and background are both fascinating. Its pose is so attractive. Excellent sharpness and composition with a fine DOF. Beautiful colours.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Emin-Beautiful presentation.Nice BG with beautiful species.Well captured.Thanks for sharing.Regards and have a nice time-Srikumar

Benzin karaborsası nedeniyle gidemediğimiz yerlerdendi, Ebu Simbel. Senin şansın bizden çok daha iyiymiş. Hem gitmiş hem de harika tür ve fotoğraflarla dönmüşsün. Tebrikler Emin.
Darısı Pabuçgagalı'nın başına.

great composition, TFS Ori

Very similar in appearance to the Painted Stork found in India..The lone stark featured here in the water body with the mountains for BG is the opposite of large Painted Stork colonies found in India. Nicely done.

Himanshu

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fascinating pic with these blurred mountains in the back and the very sharp and colourful stork there....!!!
congratulation
Pierre

Bonsoir Emin,
Très belle publication valorisant bien le sujet dans une composition pour le moins originale.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2791 W: 0 N: 6696] (25839)
  • [2014-07-03 0:04]

Hello Emin
you have successfully captured this bird at its best pose. The clarity, the details and the colors are splendid. I must congratulate you for the determination and the passion for the bird.
Must be very exciting journey and exciting bird photography too.
Well presented shot in its beauty and artistic style.

Regards
Foozi

Hello Emin,
Excellent photo. Very artistic composition too.
Regards,
Biswarup

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