Lee's Photoblog
Black Bellied Plover
Posted by Lee (Fort Frances Ontario, Canada) on 11 May 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
This bird only passes through our area on its migration. It nests in the most northern areas of Canada. I think it winters in South America. That is one long migratory flight to be making twice a year. It is a rare sighting, to spot this bird in our area.
It was here for two days, then disappeared. I assume is was rested enough and continued on it's way north.
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@r00t: Thank you
mats from Texas, United States
Lee, you are so lucky, seeing all this kind of species. Your place is like a special stopover for these beautiful creatures. Thanks for sharing.
11 May 2009 5:58am
@mats: Thank you mats. Ther is always something to see. All I have to do is get out and see it.
@jamesy: Thank you Debbie.
@kisskool: Thank you.
P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom
Excellent close up on this Plover
11 May 2009 7:59am
@P J W Miller: Thank you Peter.
@Elena Kotrotsou: Thank you.
JanW from Rotterdam, Netherlands
The little light on the eyelid makes this a perfect shot!
11 May 2009 9:08am
@JanW: Thank you very much.
@Baby Sis: Thanks SIs. To see these is very rare. They may fly over, but do not usually stop.
lydia from Paris, France
Superb !! I wonder how long you stay at the place to see them ? Fantastic Lee !We don't have those here !
11 May 2009 9:27am
@lydia: Thank you. I have several places I like to frequent. I will stay for an hour or two to see if anything is happening.
Kerri from Blacksburg, United States
Fabulous capture! How neat that he stopped over for a visit!
11 May 2009 10:08am
@Kerri: Thank you.
Denise from Perry, United States
Bauitufl Lee, I like how the water has that little shjimmer at the botoom of the photo.
11 May 2009 10:10am
@Denise: Thank you Denise.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
I see what he sees, those brilliant bits of gold, that make the day oh so prettyQ
11 May 2009 11:22am
@Lorraine: Thank you Lorraine.
@Marion: Thank you Marion.
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
Superb capture Lee! You have a real talent for wildlife photography. Thanks for sharing with us. ;-)
11 May 2009 12:17pm
@Eric Cousineau: Thank you Eric.
Hidalgo from Herunen, Finland
Very interesting Your info: "it winters in South America". Well, our migration birds in Africa. And now to Your Photo. Very nicely captured, fine closes up. Lovely!
11 May 2009 12:51pm
@Hidalgo: Some migratory birds travel very far. Thank you for your interest and support.
The Big Guy from Regina, Canada
Looks like the "Real Big Guy" couldn't decide what color this bird should be!! Nice shot Lee.
11 May 2009 1:39pm
@The Big Guy: Thank you. The colours on this bird are interesting.
Craig@Random Ramblings from Herts, United Kingdom
Another superb shot and a rare one too judging by your words, I really like the light shimmering off of the water too.
11 May 2009 1:52pm
@Craig@Random Ramblings: I was very fortunate to catch this bird. I have never seen one before.
@vu@granby - Wolfgang: Thank you very much.
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Beautiful documentation of this species.....and your explanation leads one to learn something new, which is a wonderful thing to do each and every day!!!
11 May 2009 2:38pm
@Susan: Thank you Susan. We can all learn if we are willing to.
@Mariana: Thank you
Loner from Wörgl, Austria
Hi, Lee !
I think, you are a bird-watcher as I. This bird I have seen befrore 4 days, but I could not make a photo.
This photo is very good, gratulation.
Sonja
11 May 2009 3:20pm
@Loner: Thank you. I enjoy the out doors very much. There is always birds around, so they seem to get most of my attention. There are so many different species and so many variations of each species. I am trying to document each of the over 300 different species identified in our area. I well over half way there.
LauraS from Chico, United States
Exceptional lucky shot for you. Thanks for sharing. Don't think I've ever seen that bird before. You did such a nice job of showing it off.
11 May 2009 3:29pm
@LauraS: Thank you Laura.
@Lylou & Roland: Thank you very much.
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
How great that you spotted this plover. You're prob. right, it rested then went on with its journey north. Shore birds are such interesting creatures. This is a beautiful shot.
11 May 2009 4:22pm
@Viewfinder: Thank you.
@Robert Kruh: Thank you very much.
@john4jack: Thank you.
@Alun: Thank you Alun
@eva: Thanks Eva.
dkc from Xanthi, Greece
Beautiful bird and you captured a great portrait of it !
11 May 2009 10:43pm
@dkc: Thank you very much
B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States
Thanks for giving us a close up look at this beautiful bird. Wow.
12 May 2009 1:26am
@B. Thomas: Thank you Barbara
@Onlymehdi: Thank you very much
@Didier DE ZAN: Thank you
Linda from Riga/Sigulda, Latvia
a beautiful bird and a great catch, i like the background with the light reflections in the water
12 May 2009 10:53am
@Linda: Thank you Linda. The sun was bright and the water reflected it nicely.
@Sarah: Thanks Sarah. Have a great day.
