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Copyright: Salim Fikirkoca (sufi) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 720 W: 7 N: 106] (1336)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-08
Categories: Decisive Moment
Camera: Canon 350D (Digital Rebel XT), Canon EF 90-300mm f/4.5-5.6
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-04-12 14:17
Viewed: 685
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This photograph was taken in Ankara Zoo at Ankara... This bird is Grey Crowned Crane...

The Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) is a bird in the crane family Gruidae. It occurs in dry savannah in Africa south of the Sahara, although it nests in somewhat wetter habitats.
There are two subspecies. The East African B. r. gibbericeps (Crested Crane) occurs from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo through Uganda, of which it is the national bird, and Kenya to eastern South Africa. It has a larger area of bare red facial skin above the white patch than the smaller Balearica regulorum regulorum (South African Crowned Crane) which breeds from Angola south to South Africa.
This species and the closely related Black Crowned Crane are the only cranes that can roost in trees, because of a long hind toe that can grasp branches. This habit, amongst other things, is a reason why the relatively small Balearica cranes are believed to closely resemble the ancestral members of the Gruidae.
The Grey Crowned Crane has a breeding display involving dancing, bowing, and jumping. It has a booming call which involves inflation of the red gular sac. It also makes a honking sound quite different from the trumpeting of other crane species.
The nest is a platform of grass and other plants in tall wetland vegetation. The Grey Crowned Crane lays a clutch of 2-5 eggs. Incubation is performed by both sexes and lasts 28-31 days. Chicks fledge at 56-100 days.
The Grey Crowned Crane is 116 cm tall and weighs 3.5 kg. Its body plumage is mainly grey. The wings are also predominantly white, but contain feathers with a range of colours. The head has a crown of stiff golden feathers. The sides of the face are white, and there is a bright red inflatable throat pouch. The bill is relatively short and grey, and the legs are black. The sexes are similar, although males tend to be slightly larger. Young birds are greyer than adults, with a feathered buff face. Like all cranes, it feeds on insects, reptiles and small mammals.
Although the Grey Crowned Crane remains common over much of its range, it faces threats to its habitat due to drainage, overgrazing, and pesticide pollution.
The Crested Crane is the national bird of Uganda and features in the country's flag and coat of arms.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-crowned_Crane)
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Merhaba Salim Abi,
Mükemmel bir zamanlama....Farklı, olağanüstü son derece etkileyici bir çalışma.Detaylar, netlik, kadraj, flu arka plan ve özelliklede kuşun başındaki tüyler mükemmel.Elinize sağlık.
Selam ve saygılar

hAyAti

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  • milas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2740 W: 412 N: 2987] (32933)
  • [2007-04-12 16:02]

selam Salim bey;
Ne güzellik böyle, güzel bir çalışma doğrusu, netlik,renk,kadraj mükemmel..selamlar

Selamlar Salim Bey,
Harika bir çalışma!Renk tonları,detaylar nefis.Ellerinize sağlık.
İyi Geceler,
Deniz.

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  • lopa Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1083 W: 242 N: 847] (8927)
  • [2007-04-13 8:43]

Hi Salim,
Excellent composition of Grey Crowned Crane.
The lighting is quite good and I like the colours. Excellent qulaity.
TFS
Lopa

Pryvitanne Salim!
Funny... GOOD JOB!
ALiaksandr

merhaba salim.
zamanlama renk tonları harika.güzel bir koomposizyon tebrikler.selamlar

H.Ayhan

çok hoş bir kare olmuş
son derece estetik ve esprili
kuşun meraklı duruşu ve başlığınız gülümsetiyor
elinize sağlık

Hello Salim,
This is a funny pose, and very well captured!
Your feathered friend will never be allowed to use this photograph for his passport however...
Great details in the plumage, fine colours!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • Rob Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 194 W: 5 N: 14] (1466)
  • [2007-04-18 17:22]

Hi Salim, good sharpness and crop, you have presented this well. :)

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  • james Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 159 W: 2 N: 91] (392)
  • [2007-04-22 10:07]

Salim, so very well done my friend.
Excellent focus and presentation. wonderful details. POV and DOF great.
TFS.
JAmes

Fotoğraftaki derinlik ve netliğe diyecek yok Salim.. nefis bir çekim

aK

Hi Salim..

super composition..

like it..

best regrads
sandu

Bu fotografi yeni gordum Salim ve basligina cok guldum. Bu kadar uyabilirdi fotografa! Ben de hayvanat bahcesine bir ziyaret dusunuyorum bugunlerde. Eline saglik.
Fusun

Merhaba Salim Bey,
Harika bir çalışma. Odak çok iyi. Netlik ve renkler de harika. Elinize sağlık
Selamlar
Özgür

Cok eglenceli bir kare. Cok guzel bir sekilde cercevelemissiniz. Netlik ve renklerde harika gozukuyor. Ellirinize saglik,

figen

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