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Red-Crested Pochard


Red-Crested Pochard
Photo Information
Copyright: koksal kayhan (silverhead) (32)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-11
Categories: Birds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-01-01 3:26
Viewed: 3860
Points: 10
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Red-Crested Pochard / Netta Rufina
This large Pochard, one of the Diving Ducks, is native to Europe and Asia. They inhabit mostly freshwater, prefering pools and deep protected areas along moving water.
In the breeding male, the head is rusty orange, breast black, sides white, wings brownish and the distinctive bill is red. In eclipse plumage he looks like the female but his bill remains red. The female has a dark brown crown and nape with pale grey on lower face and front of neck. Otherwise, she is dull brown. Her bill is reddish-brown.
They are unusual among ducks in that the drake will dive and bring food to the female during breeding season. Typical clutch size is 6-14 greenish eggs. Incubation lasts 25-27 days. They do well in captivity and mix well with other small ducks.



MACAR ÖRDEK
Macar ördeği (Netta rufina), ördekgiller (Anatidae) familyasından büyük bir dalıcı ördek türü.

Dalıcı ördeklerdendir. Erkekleri bu gruba giren ördekler arasında, kırmızı gagalı ve kırmızı ayaklı olan tek ördektir. Başları oldukça büyük, parlak kırmızı renkli ve uzun tüylüdür. Omuz ve sırt açık kahverengidir. Omuz tüylerinin önünde yarım ay şeklinde beyaz bir leke vardır. Göz rengi kırmızı, gerdan, kursak bölgesi, kuyruk sokumu, kuyruk üstü tüyleri ve karın siyahtır. vücudun yan tarafları beyaz, gaga parlak kırmızı, ayaklar kırmızıdır.
Dişilerde başın ve sırtın üstü kahverengi, baş yanları, çene ve karın beyazdır. Erkeklerin omuz kısmında bulunan beyaz leke bunlarda yoktur. Gaganın ucu kırmızı, geri kalan kısmı ise mavimsidir. Fotoğraf Mogan gölü – Ankara’da çekildi
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  • efsus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 415 W: 11 N: 843] (3947)
  • [2009-01-01 3:32]

Merhaba Köksal,
TN ye 2009un hemen başında muhteşem bir kare ile başlangıç yapmışsınız. Çok başarılı bir kare. Tn ye hoşgeldiniz derken yeni yılınızı da kutluyorum. Başka çalışmalarda görüşmek dileği ile.

Hüseyin

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2883 W: 30 N: 9683] (36145)
  • [2009-01-01 3:32]

Hi Koksal . Firstly welcome to TN and a happy new Year to You.
This is a fine picture of the Pochard in flight . you have good timing to get this in focus with good detail. Your us of the light has given natural colours.well done TFS. Interesting notes too.
Nick..

yeni yılın ilk gününde harika bir başlangıç. TNye hoşgeldiniz Köksal Bey. elinize sağlık son derece güzel bir erkek Macarördeği. renkler ve netlik çok güzel. Yeni yılınız kutlu olsun.

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  • trekks Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 103 W: 39 N: 11] (54)
  • [2009-01-01 3:59]

merhaba Koksal

Welcome to TN community. Your 1st post entry here is a superb capture of pochard in flight. Good sharpness and color with fine exposure and bokeh, although photo info is not given.

I am guessing the shutter of more than 1/500s. Very good freeze of motion. I find the colored red beak to be good draw of attention. In your resize, try to push to full compression and get 300kb for higher resolution. Here you have only 133kb file.

Hope to see your next post soon.

tfs, bill

Hello Koksal,
It's a pity it just misses that little bit of extra sharpness and then it would have been a stunner.
But nevertheless there are the excellent colours, the outstanding background, etc.
Wish you a great 09!
TFS
Annick

Merhaba Koksal,
this shot is very good, you catched this one in flight very sharp and with brilliant colours.
Thanks, selamlar
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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