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I photographed the Piping Plover in DennisPort, Mass, on April 22, at 3:20 PM. I only captured the last two frames of this Plover trying to make a nest in the sand. The female was not impressed and flew away. Thank you for stopping by.
Peter

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Z8, Nikon 180-600mm f10, 840mm, +.7Ev, 1/2000, ISO 1600, and cropped by 20% in DXO PhotoLab 8.

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Well done, Peter. Sharp images of the plover with nicely blurred foreground and background. I particularly like the pose of the second image with the crossed legs and coming at the viewer.

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Very nice images and like how you were able to get down to the sand to capture the scene. Exposure is spot on and I like the first one showing more wing with flared tail…Jim

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Hi Allen & Jim
Thank you for the comments. I just wish, I reacted quicker and capture more of the hard work this Plover went through, before being rejected by female Plover.
Peter

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Great action poses in both images, Peter. The first image is really cool, but I also like the second where the low angle and head-on shot makes it look as if the bird were charging you.

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Hi Peter, I like the wing and feet positions - gives us a really being in the world of this plover. Low shooting angle is really nice too.

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Hi Dennis & Allen
It is always a fun time photographing Plovers. Thank you for the comments.
Peter