The Killdeer
in his rocky and watery habitat at the shore of Newcastle Island ..
The killdeeer is a medium-sized plover. The genus name Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. They are a noisy bird, and their English name comes from their distinctive kill deer cry.The adults have a brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast with two black bands. The rump is tawny orange. The face and cap are brown with a white forehead. The eye ring is orange-red. The chicks are patterned almost identically to the adults, and are able to move around immediately after hatching. The killdeer frequently uses a "broken wing act" to distract predators from the nest.
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| Section | Nature: Groundbirds |
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| Camera | Canon PowerShot SX50 HS |
| Lens | 4.3 - 215.0 mm |
| Aperture | 6.5 |
| Exposure time | 1/160 |
| Focus length | 193.4 mm |
| ISO | 80 |
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Dagi.H. 29/06/2018 12:41
A nice bird!The wildlife is very inventive in the protection of their offspring.
LG Dagi
marjoleine 02/06/2018 9:24
quel regard perçant ....il sort de l'écran !!!! magnifique réalisation ....joliment cadré ...très bel oiseau ....merci Adèleamitiés, Nicole
Angelika El. 01/06/2018 7:02
Ein sehr schöner Vogel ist das - und schlau ist er wohl auch! Das Wasser ist herrlich klar - man sieht die Farben des Grundes und ich mag die Oberfläche mit den feinen Farben!Hab ein schönes WE! LG! a.
Joëlle Millet 31/05/2018 19:04
Charmant . Qu'il est mignon . BisesTorsten TBüttner 31/05/2018 13:46
eine sehr gelungene AufnahmeSINA 31/05/2018 13:06
ein ganz wunderschönes Foto eine zauberhafte Komposition mit den Wasserfarben und Formendominati simone 31/05/2018 7:55
Bel oiseau et belle lumière au bord de l'eau :photo très lumineuse et très plaisante .Joliment faite +++++++SimoneElvina Benoist-Audiau 30/05/2018 18:21
Excellente saisie sur ce type de gravelot - Bises, Elvialine64 30/05/2018 17:46
il est superbe, un très beau shoot de cet oiseau avec un oeil cerclé de rougeamicalement
emen49 30/05/2018 12:18
Stark in Szene gesetzt... Tolle Schärfe, wunderbare Freistellung!Viele Grüße
Marianne
gilles Boisset 30/05/2018 9:10
il est très beau avec son grand œil cerclé de rouge. Une belle photo aux teintes subtiles.Amitiés
redfox-dream-art-photography 30/05/2018 7:34
What a cute and lovely bird! Look at his eye!Perfect capture!
Wonderful composition, colors, light and depth of field, my dear friend!
Have a great day!
best wishes, redfox
lolita cecilia 30/05/2018 0:30
Magnífica y oportuna toma...BELLISIMA imagen*****!!!
Un abrazo, Adele.
Lola
Conny11 29/05/2018 23:15
Super schön.... was er für große sprechende Augen hat...LG von mir Conny
DagmarN 29/05/2018 22:52
Der hat ja große Augen.Gut eingefangen.
VG Dagmar