Gold in Them Thar Hills

[Bill Dix]

Eurasian Golden Plover, also called European Golden Plover (or in Iceland, just Golden Plover), catching late afternoon sun. BG is a shaded distant hillside. There's something about the lava rocks around Lake Myvatn in northern Iceland that seems to attract both lichen and birds. I thought the two came together well here, almost as if the Plover had shed some of his golden spangles onto the rock.

D7200, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 1000, 1/2000s @ f/7.1 manual.

[Richard Smith]

He sure blends in with the rock. It's hard to tell them apart.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image of beautiful bird. I like the perch with grass, lights and color scheme.
Beautiful composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Bill Dix]

Thank you Richard and Satish.