Black-bellied Plover

Gallery: AvianPosted May 1, 2017183 views7 comments

The shore bird experts are welcome to correct the ID if I blew it, but I couldn't reconcile the white area behind the legs with anything else.

7D2, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, hand held, f/8, 1/1000, iso 640, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 13.7 MP before resizing. Taken April 13th at 8:16 AM at Padre Island National Seashore.

Comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Jim Gavin on May 2, 2017 at 2:17 AM

Been lots of these at long beach. I think your id is correct. Nice close up with great leg position and excellent background.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on May 2, 2017 at 12:21 PM

Would agree with your ID. Good detail and I like the leg pose.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on May 2, 2017 at 3:46 PM

Dennis, you're correct on the I.D., typical resting pose of the leg position. Looks like transitional breeding plumage. Sibley's shows the distinctive white behind the legs.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 2, 2017 at 4:46 PM

Nice image of a Black-bellied Plover. I would see them as migrants in NJ every year, but here in AZ they are quite rare and I've only seen a few in 24 years now.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on May 3, 2017 at 4:41 PM

HI Dennis
Thank you the photograph of this Black-bellied Plover. I have never seen a Plover like that.
Nice work
Peter

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 5, 2017 at 6:58 AM

Nice pose here, and fine detail.
I'd suggest darkening the BG a bit to make the bird pop.
Fine image!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 5, 2017 at 2:14 PM

Ilike the raised foot and low POV Dennis. Nice work!

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