Why They're Threatened

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted March 5, 2012548 views4 comments

The west coast populations of Snowy Plovers are classified as threatened, very nearly endangered. Overwhelmingly, the environmental threats are from man. The threats seemed encapsulated in this photo of a Snowy Plover in a beach-buggy track.

Olympus E-5, 300mm x 2.0TC, laying on sand
f5.7, 1/400, ISO400

80% of full frame. Slight adjustments to Levels; usual sharpening drill.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Dan Roberts on March 6, 2012 at 12:04 AM

Intersting context, Jim. And a pretty darn good avian image too.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on March 6, 2012 at 7:30 AM

Gets the message across nicely! Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 6, 2012 at 6:16 PM

Very compelling image, Jim. He/she is standing right on the edge of the "precipice" here, just as they are right on the edge of being endangered.
Your usual fine detail and comp.
Sandy

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 7, 2012 at 12:53 PM

Congrats on the WP!
A fine image and telling tale.
Sandy

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