Saturday, 23 March 2013

Golden Plover - Norfolk

While in Norfolk we came across several groups of Golden Plover. I've never got that close to them, but this time we spotted one lone individual on some mudflats. It kindly let us drive up and park alongside it, which gave me a good opportunity to put the lens out of the window and snap away. The colours are quite beautiful.


Really quite unusual to be able to get this close to the Golden Plover. Just 20 feet away.


This is my favourite shot.







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17 comments:

  1. Fun6023 March 2013 at 23:44

    The golden yellow really stands out. I am surprised the vehicle didn't frighten it away.

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  2. Anni 24 March 2013 at 12:35

    Oh my goodness, I've never seen one of these. Such a golden yellow, so aptly named. Your photos are gorgeous. And I too think the last one is best...tho, all are fabulous.

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  3. Unknown24 March 2013 at 18:29

    Beautiful bird. He's keeping an eye on you.

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  4. Unknown24 March 2013 at 18:51

    Beautiful colour!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  5. theconstantwalker25 March 2013 at 23:21

    Lovely images...

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  6. mick26 March 2013 at 00:00

    Great photos of the Golden Plover. It looks similar to our Pacific Golden Plover (Puvialis fulva).

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  7. Karen26 March 2013 at 03:09

    Terrific captures of this little beauty!

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  8. Randi26 March 2013 at 17:35

    These are stunning photos! Amazing!

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  9. aspiritofsimplicity26 March 2013 at 18:52

    Great capture of a beautiful bird

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  10. eileeninmd27 March 2013 at 08:25

    Wow, what a gorgeous bird. Great shots!

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  11. Dave27 March 2013 at 08:41

    Great results here Adam

    As you know I had 150+ on patch this week, never ever going to be close enough to match these, so well done mate

    Dave

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  12. Stewart M27 March 2013 at 11:09

    Wonderful bird - I managed to see a few waders coming into breeding plumage this month - a bit of a treat really!

    Cheers and thanks for lining to WBW - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  13. Wally Jones27 March 2013 at 15:37

    You got some superb images of this Plover! Nice work!

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  14. Laura27 March 2013 at 21:45

    what a beauty! a bird I've never seen before...thanks for sharing:-)

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  15. Sallie (FullTime-Life)28 March 2013 at 14:44

    Oh he is beautiful and certainly aptly named! He just shines! I always like watching plovers as the walk along the beach -- they seem so purposeful...

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  16. Anonymous29 March 2013 at 22:38

    What a beautiful shorebird!

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  17. CabinGirl3 April 2013 at 17:14

    Wow - I've never seen one of these. Had no idea that they'd be that "golden." Wonderful shots - thanks for sharing!

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