Golden Plover

Taken in Swaledale from the car. I know a road (unsuitable for motors) that I can get my motor about half way along and then you're into prime goldie and curlew habitat. If I had a 4x4 I'd be able to a) run over people's camera bags more efficiently and b) get much further down the track and get some decent shots of these birds from the car or even transport a hide etc in place.

Nikon D2X 500mm beanbag from the car window.

John

Hi John

Cracking shot - my only small nit is the light dead grass he is standing on, does detract a little!

David

A lovely looking bird,Abit central but thats my only nit

Nice shot John, couldn't you simply park up and use a bag hide or something? Obviously not as much fun as driving over expensive camera equipment but possibly equally effective at getting the shot.

Regards

John S

Very nice image indeed. The straw is a bit distracting but minor for me. The pose is great and so is the shooting angle. Maybe a tad off the LHS?

Graeme

lovely plumage in this record shot, we only get them in winter plumes here in Warwickshire

Hi I like it a lot, I prefer to see stuff more in its natural environment. If you need your stuff running over I have a 2.8 Tdi 4x4 that I can oblige you with .

Phillip.

I like this, the apparent low shooting angle works well and the inclusion of the straw at the base adds to the image ( although it could do with a tad of brightness taken from it), what detracts from the image (but not significantly) is the straw clump behind the birds legs simply as it makes it harderd to see the leg. All in all an image that works well.