Black Bellied Plover

[Adams Serra]

This guy was trying really hard to dig up his lunch, He would let go a little and them pull back hard, you can see his arched back and the water drops going up.

MKIII
F5.6
1/800
Iso 400
600 x 1.4 tc
Manual Exposure

All comments are appreciated

[Fabs Forns]

I love watching that behavior, would love to see the next frame :)

Well exposed and the corresponding habitat for this digging.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Outstanding! And the droplets give a lot of action to the already amazing shot!!! Congratulations!

[Grace Scalzo]

Perfect, You can see and feel the tension as the bbp works for his meal.

[Arthur Morris]

Great timing, EXP, and COMP and a very good image. had you gotten down in the slimy wet oozing mud the image would have been much more intimate and effective.

[Jody Melanson]

I have never seen a bird like this before, thanks for posting. I feel the anticipation of the "sproing!" when the worm comes out of the muck. :) Agree with Artie on the angle...

[Juan Aragonés]

Wow, love the action here! The exposure is very good and that green drops are priceless!!!

[Raul Quinones]

Great picture, like the behavior capture here. Hard to imagine that a worm, with out extremities, can hold with so much force to a smooth surface.

[Glenn Bartley]

Really nice behovioural image.

[Steve Maxson]

I think that this is the most interesting image I have yet seen of this species. :)