Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Western snowy plover, Point Reyes National Seashore

Snowy plovers are one of my favorite subjects to photograph, and Limantour Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore is a great place to find them. I took this series of images under a heavily overcast sky, but by dialing in some extra exposure, it almost looks like they were in a snowy landscape.

Western snowy plover, Point Reyes National Seashore - Pat Ulrich Wildlife Photography

I like the attitude this bird is showing in this shot, with that foot raised while its calling out. I also thought that the straight on view is an interesting way to see them.

Calling snowy plover, Point Reyes National Seashore - Pat Ulrich Wildlife Photography

The next two shots unfortunately didn't come out sharp, but I thought the captured behavior was interesting enough to share. In this shot it's preparing for a strike at an unseen prey item.

Looking for a snack, Point Reyes - Pat Ulrich Wildlife Photography

And in this frame, it lunged through my plane of focus (you can see the tail feathers are sharp) to catch a small critter for lunch.

Snowy plover with prey, Point Reyes - Pat Ulrich Wildlife Photography

5 comments:

  1. Nice captures Pat and thanks for the tip. We will be out there next week and will plan to make a stop at Limantour beach.

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  2. Thanks, Alan. Point Reyes is my favorite place to go for photography. Drop me a note if you have any questions about where to go in the park, etc...

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  3. Perfect composition, light and dof ! I Love the first one !

    Jean-Michel
    http://leblogdugeai.canalblog.com

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  4. Masterful.
    I love the distance fading into nothingness.

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  5. Thanks, Jean-Michel!

    Thanks, Joco!

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