Stone Plover

[Mrudul Godbole]

Took this photograph at Ranganthtittu last month. The light was quite harsh, so tried to recover the over-exposed part as much as possbile.

Canon 50D, 100-400mm L IS USM, ISO 200, F5.6 hand held from the boat.

Stone Plover (Esacus recurvirostris), the face has a striking black and white pattern, and the bill is black with a yellow base. The eyes are bright yellow and the legs a duller greenish-yellow. The call is a wailing whistle, given mainly at night, as with other birds in this family. The Great Thick-knee eats crabs, large insects, and other animal prey.

Comments and Critiques welcome..

[Bibhav Behera]

Hi Mrudul,
Nice pose there... The white patches (Guano???) in the BG seem to distract a bit... Otherwise a good shot... :)

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Sharp image. I know the conditions in that boat with Bibhav trying his wideangle and another gentleman whom we were forced to take on the boat using his PnS camera. Reminds me to upload my Ranganathittu images.

I wish for less space at the back. However, I too found for some reason I have a similar composition, though slightly more offcentred.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Nice image, I like everything here. Horizon seems very, very slightly tilted , but it doesnt make a big difference.