Black-bellied Plover in foam
I can not stress enough how difficult it is to approach a Black-bellied Plover in New York City. They are unbelievably wary of people here. Yet in Florida they practically eat out of your hand. I was thrilled when Jake Levin and I had this tame juvenile bird allow close approach. It was the first and only time that a Black-bellied Plover allowed me to get near it. I have many shots of this bird but I really like this "bird in heaven" type shot. When you have clear blue skies, the waters in the late evening light on the barrier beaches of NYC turn a light purple. It is really beautiful and something I always try to capture when photographing birds there.
Canon 1DX and Canon 500 f4 ii + 1.4x iii. ISO 1000, F7.1, SS 1/2500. Processed with DPP 4.6 and PS.
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