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Golden Plover


Golden Plover
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Copyright: Pekka Valo (pekkavalo1) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 453 W: 58 N: 2111] (6749)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-11-16
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 50D, Sigma EX 500mm f4.5 APO HSM, RAW ISO 1250, Kenko Teleplus Pro 300 DG 1.4x
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/160 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-02-08 11:05
Viewed: 636
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Golden Plovers in winter plumage at Oare Marshes nature reserve.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

The Eurasian Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria, is a largish plover. This species is similar to two other golden plovers. American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominiica, and Pacific Golden Plover, Pluvialis fulva, are both smaller, slimmer and relatively longer-legged than Eurasian Golden Plover, and both have grey rather than white axillary feathers (only properly visible in flight).

Description
Breeding adults are spotted gold and black on the crown, back and wings. Their face and neck are black with a white border; they have a black breast and a dark rump. The legs are black. In winter, the black is lost and the plover then has a yellowish face and breast and white underparts.

Breeding habitat
Their breeding habitat is moorland and tundra in northernmost parts of Europe and western Asia. They nest on the ground in a dry open area. They are migratory and winter in southern Europe and north Africa. Around 500,000 birds winter in Ireland and Great Britain. Although generally common, its range has contracted somewhat in the past due to habitat destruction. For example, in the 19th century it disappeared as a breeding bird in Poland and only occurs there as a migrant nowadays; its breding population in Central Europe apparently was a relict of the last ice age.

Feeding
These birds forage for food on tundra, fields, beaches and tidal flats, usually by sight, although they will also feed by moonlight. They eat insects and crustaceans, also berries.
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Ciao Pekka, beautiful group of lovely birds, fine details and splendid sharpness, great composition, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2921 W: 34 N: 8658] (32266)
  • [2009-02-08 11:35]

Hi Pekka. A great picture of the Plover together on the waters edge. Very good detail in their feathers, with the six birds in the shot it lets us see all of the sides at once. , with natural looking colours. and interesting notes. well done TFS.
Nick..

Hello Pekka!

Great picture of Golden Plover's family. Very good low POV excellent sharpness interesting composition!

Regards
Jacek

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1158 W: 32 N: 1194] (3660)
  • [2009-02-08 12:04]

Hi Pekka,
Very nice capture of golden plovers.Naturel colors,sharpness,details and composition are wonderful.
Thanks for posting.

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1382 W: 56 N: 4768] (16394)
  • [2009-02-08 12:12]

Hello Pekka,
A lovely capture of these beautiful birds. A nice composition. Very good details. Thanks a lot for sharing.Best regards Siggi

Pekka,

Nice work! I think the low POV works very well here. You've got very nice warm colors, great composition and the shot has a 'relaxed' feel to it. Overall, it works great. TFS.

Best Regards,

Martin

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-02-08 12:34]

Hi Pekka,

These six Golden Plovers looks so pretty standing on what seems to be their own little island. I love the two who are looking at each other. Lovely natural colors and good details of the whole group. A nice setting and composition.

Jane

nice flock, TFS Ori

Hi Pekka,
what a wonderful capture of Golden Plovers taken from an excellent POV, the sharpness is very good and the colours are splendid in a very lovely composition.
TFS. Best regards.
Maurizio

Hi Pekka!
Perfectly taken shot of these golden plovers -which i saw from them yesterday in Izmir Bird Paradise (Sasali)- with nice composition, nice pov and good lighting.
TFS and Have a nice new week MF!
Cheers,

Bayram

hello Pekka

excellent photography of the Golden Plovers
in their winter plumage, shot with at the level
of the birds low POV, beautiful warm colour tones,
excellent sharpness and details, TFS

Asbed

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  • crs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 523 W: 0 N: 920] (3543)
  • [2009-02-08 22:37]

Hello Pekka,

Your photo with this group of birds looks very nice. I like how the colors of the plumage blends with those of the plants arround. Birds are shown sharply so that plumage pattern can be well observed.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

Hi Pekka,
A beautiful capture of these beautiful golden plover birds. Excellent sharp details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3825 W: 190 N: 11396] (35111)
  • [2009-02-09 4:28]

Hello Pekka,
A fine capture of a group of Golden Plovers in winter plumage. I like the composition of the image and of the group that stands out well with good sharpness against the OOF grey water BG.
TFS and have a good week,
Ivan

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2009-02-09 5:24]

Pekka, You are lucky to have so many of them. We die to see one here in delhi. lovely sharp picture. Ganesh

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 922 W: 0 N: 1986] (8917)
  • [2009-02-09 7:14]

Hi Pekka
Nice composition.Good POV and sharp image.Good detail also.I also like the overall pose from your subjects.Great text
TFS Michel

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3001 W: 162 N: 989] (2897)
  • [2009-02-09 7:22]

Hej Pekka,
WHat a splendid capture of this little gathering of Golden Plovers. Excellent DOF, great details and lovely warm colours. Very well done!
TFS and cheers, Ulla

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 94 N: 5564] (17694)
  • [2009-02-09 8:52]

Hello Pekka,
Beautiful photo of these Golden Plovers. Great golden-coloured details in the plumage. Very good POV, sharpness and composition.
Regards,
Peter

Hello Pekka,

What a great shot!
They appear to be standing alert, looking in different directions, like a group of meerkats!

A good dof to keep them all sharply focussed.
I like your composition, using the rule of thirds.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

hello Pekka!
good capture of this group of Golden Plover from plumage characteristic and beautiful..


best sERGIO

Hi Pekka,
Really like this group image & the natural watershed environment.
Well composed with nice detail and a great POV.
Perhaps a bit more contrast would be better?
TFS,
Howard

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