Piping Plover Chick

[Mike Milicia]

EOS 1D Mk IV, 500mm f/4L IS + 1.4xII, 1/640, f/8, ISO 400

Photographed at the end of July last year on the north shore of Massachusetts.

We had some bad storms at the start of the nesting season last year and many eggs were lost.
Fortunately, some of the birds re-nested and we had some very late chicks like this one.

[jack williamson]

That is one tiny chick very well captured. Fine dof and BG.

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent low shooting angle, great detail and the cutiness factor is very high, Mike.

[PhilCook]

Cute as a button !...impossibly big legs and not much bigger I presume, very much a feel good image sure to bring a smile to everyone's face.

Like also how he/she sits smallish in the frame emphasizing his Lilliputian stature.

{ it's been a long tome since I've seen beach nesters like this, stray cats make short work of them sadly }

[Lorant Voros]

Way too cute. The low shooting angle brings us into his world. Very nice, Mike.

[Alan Murphy]

Mike this is adorable! I like the sense of space you gave the bird. I wish this was mine.

[Mike Tracy]

DOF is spot on. Awesome image.

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

What a lovely image! Love the sharpness, details and composition. The angle with good DOF give a sense of environment yet mange to have a clean background, very well done.

[Greg Oakley]

Toooo Cuuuuute!! Awesome image Mike,
Cheers, Greg

[David Salem]

Very cute little cotton ball with legs. Techs look great and I like the comp with all the negative space, makes him/her look that much smaller . Well done.

[christopher galeski]

Beautiful image Mike,nice low angle,great light,very nice detail,and good BG.well done.

[Frank Schauf]

What a beauty! Great BG and eye contact.

[rajojomanik]

Way to cute, my wife can't stop looking at this... simple beautiful.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the low angle, sharpness, detail, DOF and composition. Excellent image Mike!

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Cuteness factor is off the charts. Perfect low angle and comp. Looking forward to more.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

LOVE IT!! all I can say as I am floored over the huge cuteness factor