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Lesser Sand Plover

Lesser Sand Plover (Image ID 39967)
Photographed byTerence Alexander on Fri 20th Mar, 2020 and uploaded on Sat 11th Apr, 2020 .
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ID39967
CommentIt is never easy getting close when the shorebirds are resting on rocks and shells. Today I was lucky. The tide was coming in and the birds were slowly moving in occasionally hopping on one leg ever closer and closer to the spot I had chosen to observe from. Many of the bird starting to colour up before they migrate.
EquipmentCamera body- Nikon D500
Lens used- Nikon 500mm PF f/5.6
1/4000 sec at f 6.3 ISO 500
4:47 pm with a setting afternoon sun behind me
LocationWellington Point, Queensland
Keywordsmale, adult, breeding plumage/features
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