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Morning Delight-II


Morning Delight-II
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 721 W: 3 N: 2283] (8134)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-15
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon D-5000, Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG APO HSM, @ ISO 500
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Mammals from the Middle East [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-06-21 0:46
Viewed: 208
Points: 48
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Sciurus anomalus (Persian or Caucasian Squirrel) (in Turk. Sincap, Acem Sincabı)

Hi friends, another shot from different POV of this morning delight which I encountered on my way to work a week ago! Hope you can like this too!

TFL and Have a nice Sunday!
Cheers,

©Bayram GÖÇMEN, Ege University, Faculty of Science. All Rights Reserved.

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Squirrels are often considered harmful because they eat or collect some fruits and seeds in residential areas. They may even gnaw and remove the bark of some trees such as the pine, spruce, fir and beech in rural areas. The damage they cause to seeds and seedlings might be sometimes remarkably high in agricultural areas. However, squirrels also play an important role in plant distribution. In Turkey, two tree squirrel species of the genus Sciurus occur allopatrically: the Persian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) and the Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris). The second one lives only in Turkish Thrace (European Turkey). Persian squirel has not long bristle tuft on the tips of earlaps.

Persian squirel is a species is the only representative of the rodent family Sciuridae in the Middle East. This species is distributed from Greece (only known from Lesvos island) through Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria in coniferous and temperate mixed forests. Three subspecies of the Persian Squirrel are recognized;

• Sciurus anomalus anomalus distributed in the southern former Soviet Union,
• Sciurus anomalus pallescens in northern Iraq and
• Sciurus anomalus syriacus in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine.

This separation is based on the coloration of specimens; where as Sciurus anomalus syriacus has dark dorsal pelage and its tail and feet are generally dark in colour, while S. a. anomalus has a deep red tail and S. a. pallescens has pale back and feet and yellowish brown tail .

References:

1. Amr, Z. S. Eid, E., Qarqaz, M. A. Abu Baker, M. (2006). The Status and Distribution of the Persian Squirrel, Sciurus anomalus (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae), in Dibbeen Nature Reserve, Jordan. Zoologische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 55: 199-207.
2. Albayrak, I. & Arslan, A. (2006). Contribution to the Taxonomical and Biological Characteristics of Sciurus anomalus in Turkey (Mammalia: Rodentia). Turkish Journal of Zoology, 30: 111-116.
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AWESOME!

Hi Bayram,

GReat capture! Well photographed from this POV and well composed. Good sharpness and exposure. Informative notes too on this squirrel. Well done and TFS.

Regards,
Martyn

Selam Bayram Hocam,
Harika bir diğer poz. Sanki poz vermeye alışık gibi...Çevreyle renk uyumu harikulade
Selahattin E

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  • milas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2726 W: 412 N: 2986] (32791)
  • [2009-06-21 0:57]

Merhaba Hocam...
Öncelikle Annenize acil şifalar diliyorum,
Ne kadar güzel bir görüntü bu, sevimli güzel bir sincap, tam zamanında yakalamışsınız, tebrikler...selam ve saygılar..

Hello MF Bayram,
Just fantastic.The detail is so amazing!
It is so sharp and with incredible clarity.
Gorgeous warm colours and lighting.
Great pose, POV and composition.
Perfect DOF.
Best regards Siegfried

Hi Bayram,
A nice action shot frozen in the proper position.
Good lighting and excellent sharpness.
It's incredible how this rodent descends trees in a pure upright position!
You succeeded to present to us such a lovely shot.
Well done,

Francis Xavier

Stunning capture of this cute little critter, well focussed and natural colours

Good Morning Bayram,

This is utterly delightful!
The sharp textures are superbly captured, the composition is exactly to the rule of thirds and the dof exact.

I'm not sure how happy I should be about squirrels at the moment. One has just destroyed my bird-feeder and pinched all the nuts! Still, they are charming creatures!

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

Hello,
it makes me smile, beautiful pose of this squirrel, great shot
regards
Ryszard

Hi Bayram
great details in your shot
good in model posing and perfect in moment
have good sunday
ciao
Lucio

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  • chrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4241 W: 414 N: 6705] (42257)
  • [2009-06-21 3:42]

Hi Bayram

I've tried photographing squirrels, & they usually either run away, or won't sit still. So this is a superb result, with perfect use of a shallow dof, & good sharpness and graphism. Tfs!

İzlemekten bıktırmayan,her defasında keyif vermeyi beceren güzellik:)
Çok hoş ve güzel.
Ellerine emeğine sağlık.
SElamlar...

Bom dia Bayram,
Cute animal, great colors and sharpness. Good POV.
Specia and fine presentation.
Um abraço,
Raimundo

Hello MF Bayram,

Another excellent shot of a lovely squirrel!
Wonderful colors and perfect BG!
Congratulations and TFS
Sergio

What a great capture, dear Bayram!!
Your POV here was fantastic!
Very nice focus and nice details.
Congratulations and TFS!

Abraços,
Bruno

Merhaba Hocam,
Sevimli sincap, doğal ortamında harika pozlara vermiş.Biz acemilere nasip olmayacak kareler bunlar.Elinize sağlık Üstadım.
Selamlarımla..

hAyAti

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  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1695 W: 124 N: 1443] (20454)
  • [2009-06-21 11:37]
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Merhaba Bayram bey,
aramıza tekrar hoş geldiniz.Karelerinizi gerçekten özlemiştik.Ellerinize sağlık.Annaeniz için de geçmiş olsun dileklerimi lütfen iletin.İyi pazarlar.Necla.

Super sharp! One of the best squirrel pics I have seen in a while! Excellent details and color! LOVE the angle you shot him, his downward pose is adorable!
B-)
Linda

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  • AndroK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1479 W: 23 N: 0] (11750)
  • [2009-06-21 22:53]

Hi Bayram...
Beautiful capture...
Nice moment...
Regards...
Andro

hello Bayram,

another sharp image.. very sharp and lovely composition and POV.. they are cute to capture but always don't stand long in one place.. keep on moving.. my home are full by squirrels up there in the trees but its not easy to capture them and you did well.. well done..

regards, terry

Selam Bayram Hocam!
Another wonderful portrait of sciurus!
great colours,lighting,texture and details!
Tfs Selamlar
Kostas

Hi Bayram
perfect capture of a lovely scene in nature.
nice natural colors.
good pov and well composed.
clear and sharp details.
wonderful presentation.
greetings
tsilla

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  • soe Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 402 W: 0 N: 107] (2461)
  • [2009-06-24 3:34]

Salam Bayram
Nice capture with detail and sharpness. nice color and wonderful lighting.Great note.Nice POV and presentation.
Tin Soe

Bonjour Bayram
I lost your perfect serie of squirrels and your coming back.Happy to see you back.A fantastic shot, perfect sharpness and attitude,nice colours.I should have been proud to do this
Have a nice week MF

Hi Bayram,

Superb focus. They're always so cut... Great capture with sharpness, light and nice texture of the tree. I like of the colour of his fur too. Great shot.
Warm regards.
Elisabete

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