Gheppio sul ramo by mariogiannecchini

Photography • Animals • posted on Dec 28, 2010

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Nella foto Il falco Gheppio posato su un ramo . Da notare la notevole rotazione del collo ( come il periscopio di un sottomarino ) In the photo The Kestrel falcon perched on a branch. Note the significant rotation of the neck (like the periscope of a submarine) Il gheppio (Falco tinnunculus, Linnaeus 1758) è uno dei rapaci più diffusi nell'Europa centrale. Molti conoscono il gheppio poichè ha conquistato le città come proprio ambiente e si caratterizza per il suo originale volo oscillante. Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus, Linnaeus 1758) is one of the most common raptors in Central Europe. Many people know the kestrel has since conquered the city as its environment and is characterized by its original flight tilting. Name The specific epithet, tinnunculus, probably refers to his verse, which looks like a you you you you and that, literally translated, means that rings, clashing. Plumage The kestrels show that most other species on a sexual dimorphism. The most striking feature is that the males have the head light gray, but the females are uniformly red brick. Males have wings and are characterized by reddish brown spots at times by some form of asterisk. The lower back and tail - the so-called beam - its color is completely gray with a black end and a white edging. The underside is pale cream with brownish spots or stripes. The bottom of the belly is completely white instead. The adult female is dark in the trip back. Unlike the male is brown and also the beam also shows a certain number of stripes on the side and final bonding. The lower part is darker than in male size and shows a stronger. The young resemble the plumage of females. However, their wings seem more rounded and shorter than in adult kestrels. In addition, the tips of their wingspans show clear margins. Waxed leather and ring around the eye, which are yellow in adult birds, young birds go from blue to yellowish green. In both sexes the tail is rounded because the tail feathers are shorter than medians. In adult birds the tips of the wings reach the end of the tail. The legs are pale yellow, the claws are blacks. Physique Like all Falconiformes, kestrel has 15 vertebrae in the neck that allow him to turn his head 180 degrees and observe prey perched on a tree up to 220 degrees without having to move. The physical size of kestrels (length and wingspan) varies depending on the subspecies and sex. In this subspecies in Europe (Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus) males have a wingspan of 74 cm, females to 78. The weight of individuals varies a lot according to sex. Normally a male kestrel weighs about 200 grams, a female 20 grams more. The weight of females varies according to season: during the spawning weigh up to 300 grams. The females are usually heavier than most fortunate in the care of babies in the nest. Appearance in flight The kestrel has a particular flight. Even beginners are able to recognize the typical flight of the kestrel. Unlike other raptors, flaps its wings frequently, but the most striking feature is the so-called flight to "Holy Spirit", during which remains completely still in the air, with small beats of the wings and holding the tail fanned, using the wind to be stable and observe the soil in search of prey. http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falco_tinnunculus Good day and good week Thanks for the comments and the favourites of previous image.

Comments (35)

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jayfar

3:04AM | Tue, 28 December 2010

Great shot and great information Mario.

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rainbows

3:45AM | Tue, 28 December 2010

Great capture, dear Mario. Fabulous infomation too. You teach us many things. Hugs. Diane. xx

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durleybeachbum

4:12AM | Tue, 28 December 2010

Pretty bird!

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RodolfoCiminelli

4:48AM | Tue, 28 December 2010

Eccellente e molto bella fotografia.......!!!! Complimento.......!!!!!

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erlandpil

4:55AM | Tue, 28 December 2010

Good shot

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magnus073

8:15AM | Tue, 28 December 2010

Mario, questo è un falco molto fantastico. Non ho mai visto uno così prima, i colori sono così bella. E 'incredibile come riesce a muovere la testa, e vedere tutto. Non si poteva sgattaiolare dietro di lei molto facilmente. Grazie per le informazioni fornite anche.

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