This is a male Dotterel in breeding plumage. Will upload a female tomorrow.
These are classed as an endangered species and its rare to find one that has not been banded.
Canon 1Dmk3 420mm iso 400 fill flash
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This is a male Dotterel in breeding plumage. Will upload a female tomorrow.
These are classed as an endangered species and its rare to find one that has not been banded.
Canon 1Dmk3 420mm iso 400 fill flash
Beautiful soft light and such lovely plumage detail. I like the green in the background, but I might clean up the dark spots on the beach area a bit, especially the small black spot at the bottom edge. Wonderful capture.
Nice to see an NZ bird posted, Jason. Lovely textures and colours in the breeding plumage. I agree with Linda's suggestions but would probably crop in closer to remove the dark spot on the beach and then lighten the OOF BG dark areas. A slight head turn toward the camera would add to the image and maybe a slight reduction in flash intensity. They must have been doing a lot of banding in your area as none of the ones I have shot at Miranda or Ohope have been banded.
Lovely image. I can't wait to see more NZ shorebird images. Hopefully they will be shared on my coming shorebird project site.
Szimi
Nice shot, I like the pose and plumage detail.
Really Nice I am hoping to see one of these when I come out to NZ for the month of February.
