Wednesday, 1 October 2014

Ringed Plover - Snettisham

I almost walked past these birds as I made my way along the beach. They're so well camouflaged from a distance and when motionless. But given time, they made their way towards me oblivious to my presence just a few metres away. It allowed me to get some nice close ups of a bird I generally find difficult to capture.





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17 comments:

  1. Jo1 October 2014 at 11:09

    Beautiful shots. I love plovers. We have Three-banded Plover here. We see them at night on the mine haul road as well as near water puddles in the road during the day. Hard to pick up on camera until they move as you say! Have a great birding day!

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  2. Phil Slade1 October 2014 at 12:38

    I agree Adam. A rather striking bird which you might imagine is easy to find and see, but unless they move it is easy to miss them, especially if only a few are around.

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  3. Crafty Green Poet1 October 2014 at 15:02

    lovely photos of a lovely bird. I know how difficult they can be to spot too!

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  4. Ida2 October 2014 at 00:17

    What a sweet bird. I love that 1st shot.

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  5. EG CameraGirl2 October 2014 at 13:46

    Plovers do hide well (except for killdeers) so good for you for spotting them and taking such great photos!

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  6. Kenneth Cole Schneider2 October 2014 at 19:05

    Plovers usually are quite wary. You were lucky to have one stay so close to you.

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  7. NatureFootstep3 October 2014 at 22:29

    congrats to the very nice images of them. As you say, so hard to capture. :)

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  8. carol l mckenna4 October 2014 at 19:45

    Love the plover! They are protected in MA ~ Beautiful birding photography as always!

    Happy Weekend ~
    artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)

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  9. theconstantwalker4 October 2014 at 20:14

    A lovely bird to see...

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  10. sunshine4 October 2014 at 21:47

    Great bird and wonderful photos.

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  11. eileeninmd4 October 2014 at 23:23

    Pretty shots of your Plover.. It looks a lot like our Semipalmated Plover.. Really cute bird.. Thank you for linking up, have a happy weekend!

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  12. A Colorful World5 October 2014 at 04:34

    Great photos. The plover looks so sweet!

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  13. Unknown5 October 2014 at 07:05

    Fabulous shots of these cute birds!

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  14. Margaret Birding For Pleasure5 October 2014 at 07:28

    Love these little waders and how they run about the shore. great shots.

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  15. Anni 5 October 2014 at 10:39

    That's a beauty!!!!

    Thanks for sharing this link at I'd Rather B Birdin' this weekend. Always appreciated!!

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  16. TexWisGirl5 October 2014 at 14:03

    so little and cute.

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  17. maryaustria6 October 2014 at 12:36

    Such a beautiful bird! Great shots!

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