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Another Plover

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Posted by Rob Chace on May 17, 2007 at 9:17 AM
Another Plover
This time a Kentish. Taken a couple of weeks back at Ferrybridge in Dorset. Had to crawl a fare way through half rotten seaweed to get this & eventually got to within 15m! Despite bait diggers & dog walkers trying there best to flush the bird, it stayed close by & i managed about 2 gigs of shots before i slowly moved back.
Nikon D2x, Sigma 500mm f4.5 + 1 stop for 1.4x tc, beanbag, aching limbs, green stains, wet arse! (But worth it)
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on May 17, 2007 at 9:23 AM
Hi very nice, I have a few images of this species but didn't have to go through what you did to get them.

Phillip.

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey: :smile:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 17, 2007 at 9:35 AM
Green stains-must be over forty-Great image with one of the best backgrounds i have seen :toast:
Posted by Rob Ashton on May 17, 2007 at 10:13 AM
Nice one Rob. I tend to wear green waders for crawling around at Ferry Bridge. The stains don't show so much and I forego the wet arse :wink:

Good clean background that compliments the plover well. :toast:

Rob
Posted by Andy Astbury on May 17, 2007 at 11:03 AM
Super shot Rob - and as Dave said, that BG is a stunner too :toast: :toast: :toast:

Is the 1.4tc a Sig or Nikon?

Very well done Rob - the discomfort was really worth it :wavey:
Posted by Mike Smith on May 17, 2007 at 11:16 AM
Lovely picture of a very uncommon passage bird in the UK (despite its name :rolleyes: ) from the paleness of the head probably a female? the males have a richer chestnut hue
Posted by Rob Chace on May 17, 2007 at 11:56 AM
Andy,
The tc is a modified Nikon TC-14e. I used to have a Kenko pro 300, but the metering & AF was all over the place with this combo. After a bit of advice from Andy Bright (who had the same combo & problems), i found a Nikon on ebay for a reasonable price, took the Dremmel to it, & the rest is history!
Posted by Rob Chace on May 17, 2007 at 12:00 PM
Mike,
I have to disagree with you on this. I think its a male, because of the black stripe on the forehead, (which females lack) & the rufous crown. Females have a buffy head. The black collar is also absent in females.
Posted by Major Gilbert on May 17, 2007 at 2:54 PM
Great effort Rob. Super looking image all round. :toast:

Major.
Posted by David Kjaer on May 17, 2007 at 3:10 PM
Hi Rob

Well worth the effort - super image!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on May 17, 2007 at 4:11 PM
Well worth the effort Rob well done :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Justin on May 17, 2007 at 6:24 PM
Excellent shot :toast:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on May 18, 2007 at 12:25 PM
Hi it's definitely a male if you go to my homepage and follow the link marked camargue Holliday 2006 scroll down the page a little and both the male and female are together.

Phillip.

:toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey: :smile:
Posted by Chris Grady on May 18, 2007 at 5:13 PM
Well done mate. A really lovely shot.
Posted by Paula Graham on May 19, 2007 at 4:51 PM
A stunner and worth the effort and dedication. Well done.