Klivitz's Plover

Gallery: AvianPosted December 4, 2011120 views8 comments

We were very lucky to see this tiny little bird sitting on the nest on the shores of Rhino Island, Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe. Whilst we were watching she/he left the nest occasionally always covering the two eggs with a little bit of earth before leaving. 18th September 2011

EOS 1D MkIV

500mm F4 IS hand held

F7.1, ISO 800, 1/4000

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8 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on December 4, 2011 at 11:20 AM

A species high on my wish list to see one day , and you even have a great picture of it ! Congrats ! Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 4, 2011 at 3:30 PM

Excellent.

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on December 4, 2011 at 5:18 PM

Sweet setting and comp. Wish you got lower.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 4, 2011 at 7:23 PM

Very, very nice. IQ looks good as does the bird. I also like that the nesting plover wasn't disturbed as it would apparently return to the nest with you there. Interesting behavior that you describe about covering the eggs with sand.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 4, 2011 at 10:53 PM

Thanks everybody for your kind comments we spent quite a lot of time watching this, as it was so cute. Getting lower would have been nice, the main problem with shots from a vehicle, we did not want to risk getting down for fear of scaring it off.

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 5, 2011 at 11:35 AM

Good angle of view so we can see front and side feather colors with nice bird detail in the larger image, nice job in getting this and not disturbing the bird, way to go.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 5, 2011 at 4:29 PM

Very nice Ken. Great light and detail. Maybe a bit lower perspective.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 5, 2011 at 10:20 PM

Jim and Ron,

Thanks for your comments, they are much appreciated

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments