Greater Sand-Plover (Thailand)

[Dorian Anderson]

In my desire to show every species - and particularly every shorebird species - I present the less-than-exciting winter plumage Greater Sand-Plover!

These guys breed in semi-arid regions across Central Asian and winter on African, Middle Eastern, Asian, and Australian shores.

It was nice to shoot in bright sun after all the high ISO f'ing around in the deep forest hides. This species isn't as exciting as the forest birds,
but you gotta love the IQ improvement!

Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x III on EOS 1DX2
1/2000 at f/5.6, ISO 400
Processed in LR without trickery

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[gail bisson]

Nice and sharp, low POV, good light and exposure and the worm adds interest.
Very nice image Dorian. No nits from me!
Gail

[Jonathan Ashton]

A fine shot indeed well done. The activity enhances interest.
I think you could tease a little more detail out of the eye.

[Aditya Sridhar]

Finally, a species I'm familiar with :bg3: You've pretty much nailed this, Dorian. Everything looks great - no nits!

[dankearl]

Excellent work from you... funny skinny looking bird...

[John Mack]

Nice. Low angle is right on. The light is nice as well. Kind of looks like a Wilson's Plover.

[Alex Becker]

Great looking plover. Love the low POV and nice details. The prey item is great. The water between the beak is interesting. No nits from me. Definitely different techs from your hide shots. TFS

[arash_hazeghi]

classic frame, love the light and the low angle

TFS

[William Dickson]

Looking real good....Light perfect, as is the POV. Lovely detail and pose. I would be more than happy with this one. Well done

Will