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Black-winged Stilt


Black-winged Stilt
Photo Information
Copyright: Joao Pereira de Faria (olissipo) (1105)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-14
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Decisive Moment, Experimental
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-H5, Sony VCL-DH1758
Exposure: f/4, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-10-19 2:28
Viewed: 522
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae.

Adults are 33-36 cm long. They have long pink legs, a long thin black bill and are mainly white with a dark cap and a dark back.

The taxonomy of this bird is still somewhat contentious: some sources believe that there are as many as five distinct species; others consider some or all of these to be subspecies. The five forms are:

nominate Himantopus himantopus himantopus, which occurs in most of the warmer parts of southern and southeastern Europe, southern Asia and north Africa.
the Black-necked Stilt, which breeds from the US to northern South American has a dark head with a white spot over the eye (see Gallery). It is recorded as Himantopus mexicanus in the Sibley-Monroe checklist.
the southern South America melanurus is larger than mexicanus and often has a white crown.
the rare and endangered Hawaiian knudseni has more extensive black on its neck than the American forms.
leucocephalus of southeastern Indonesia and Australia has a white head.
The breeding habitat of all forms is marshes, shallow lakes and ponds. The nest site is a bare spot on the ground near water. These birds often nest in small groups, sometimes with avocets.

Some populations are migratory and move to the ocean coasts in winter.

These birds pick up their food from sand or water. They mainly eat insects and crustaceans.

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Exposure Time: 10/2500 sec
F-Stop: f/4.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 125
Focal Length: 72 mm
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  • redol Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 260 W: 33 N: 12] (2254)
  • [2007-10-19 2:37]

Buena captura.
el reflejo está muy logrado.
Saludos,

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  • AndroK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1505 W: 23 N: 0] (11860)
  • [2007-10-19 2:38]

Hi
Very nice shot...
Very nice reflection...

Hi Joao,
Beautiful reflection and colors.
Well done!
Bea

Simple capture - but well delivered. TFS.
Rew

Amigo João!
Grande registo fotográfico!
Reflexo fantástico.
Excelente composição

Cumprimentos
Ricardo

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