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Red-Necked Phalarope
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Red-Necked Phalarope

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: AvianPosted August 27, 2012236 views6 comments
adult, non-breeding plumage
(Still some red on the neck, since not completely changed from breeding plumage yet)

D800
500mm
Subject dist: 9.4m
1/4000 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
Exp comp: -1/3
ISO: 800
White balance: Auto

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 27, 2012 at 6:45 PM
Always nice to see. Natural color, good detail.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 27, 2012 at 11:05 PM
Nice quality to the water, and excellent detail in the bird, Sandy.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 28, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Lovely shot, Sandy. And so different from what we see up here in the north. Were you out on a boat or on shore?
Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 28, 2012 at 5:16 PM
Good detail and I like that you can make out water drops on top of the head, way to go Sandy.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 28, 2012 at 5:58 PM
They certainly look very different in this color phase. I like the cool double reflection, excellent sharpness and pose too.

Nice work Sandy!

Ken Archer
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 28, 2012 at 9:03 PM
Jim, there are a lot of phaleropes around now, in most of the saltwater ponds adjacent to the shore areas. I just love these little guys, paddling erratically after watr bugs and small fish. Mostly red-necked, but a few Wilson's too far out for a good image.
The ponds usually have levees between them that are good for walking, so I sat on one for a couple hours with maybe 50 of these darting around in front of me, along with willets, avocets, a couple plover, and various gulls/terns.
I could not get any closer to the water without trampling the sensitive plants.
My next post will be two phaleropes, showing the different breeding/non-breeding plumage.
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments