Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops) Myers Tank Sturt NP NSW

[Rod Warnock]

Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops) Myers Tank Sturt NP NSW
Canon EOS 7D Lens 400mm L USM ISO400 F7.1 1/2500 available light 9 May 2011 9.34am
Found throughout most Australia this Dotterel will be encountered on most birding trips. This image however was taken at Sturt NP which is remote area National Park situated where New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia boundaries join and is an arid land region best visited from April through to October. Best traversed by 4 WD but can be done with 2 WD and a 1300 klm drive north-west from Sydney NSW. The park offers a true outback experience and is large at 340000 hectares (= 840158 acres). NSW National Park website http (http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nationalparks/parkhome.aspx?id=N0032)://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nationalparks/parkhome.aspx?id=N0032 (http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nationalparks/parkhome.aspx?id=N0032)
The newly revamped Birds in Backyards website has a fact sheet on this species at:
http://birdsinbackyards.net/species/Elseyornis-melanops

Thanks for viewing
Best regards
Rod Warnock

[gail bisson]

Looks like the light was quite harsh so the whites under chin are a bit hot. Good IQ and I like the comp. Love the eye and the matching red beak. I would clone out the 2 blades of grass sticking up in front of the bird and take a bit off the RHS. I like the moss on the ground. TFS,
Gail

[Roman Kurywczak]

I like Gails recommendations and thoughts on this one......worth exploring. Very nice comp.