Theme: Black-bellied Plover

[Troy Lim]

Am I correct? I am really bad with shorebirds.
Ft. Desoto, taken on Monday.

Nikon D3S

0.002 sec (1/640)

f/10.0

850 mm

800

0 EV

On, Return detected

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot. Great shooting angle, great pose, and sharp. I really like the patches of sea weed as they add some contrast to the shot. Well done.

[gail bisson]

Yes, it is a black bellied plover. Lovely low angle, nice walking pose. I like the slight blue in the BG. HA is good. Nice image,
Gail

[Bill Dix]

Nice one. Great low angle, pose. I like the muted color palette. BBPL it is.

[Craig Brelsford]

Too bad about the white-out BG. Otherwise, great IQ with your teleconverter, Troy; your plover is tack sharp. I appreciate your typical good low perspective, and I like your record of a black-bellied still with some hints of breeding plumage.

[Ron Sprunger]

As Artie pointed out to me in All About Birds, the vestigial hind toe clinches the ID as BBPL. It's a great shot, looks like you got the fill flash just right. I like the light BG -- gives it kind of a high key look.

[Herb Houghton]

Nice one Troy, I like the faded BGD up top, nice detail and raised foot is nice too.