Plover USA SW Alaska (1 Viewer)

[UgashikBob]

My best bet from my bird book is a Lesser Golden-Plover

 

[ian hamilton]

looks more like a grey plover.

 

[Microtus]

#1: You seem to be using an old field guide. Lesser Golden-Plover is now considered to be two species, Pacific Golden-Plover and American Golden-Plover.

#2: Your identification is correct. However, that species is known as Black-bellied Plover in this continent.

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Is that a painting rather than a photo?

In any case, it still looks like a Black-bellied Plover.

 

[Microtus]

It does look like a painting.

 

[Wizzle]

It does look like a painting.

...of a Grey Plover (from this side of the pond)

 

[Bird_Enthusiast]

I didn't even notice the picture was a painting...

 

[fugl]

My guess is that it's not a painting, but a photograph made to look like one via one of the many special effects filters available for Photoshop-type editing programs.

 

[jmepler]

UgashikBob, can you shed some light on the origins of the image?

Mike

 

[UgashikBob]

Plover

The image was just photo taken at over 250 yards that was heavily cropped. Nothing done intentionally just a natural ability to distort.
Thank all of you for the ID help. I have never seen any of these here before so maybe the next time I will be able to photograph one a little closer. In the Alaska bird book I have they remark that these birds do like a lot of other Alaskans at the beginning of winter and fly non stop to Hawaii.

 

[Microtus]

It is a gorgeous photograph.

 

[fugl]

The image was just photo taken at over 250 yards that was heavily cropped. Nothing done intentionally just a natural ability to distort.

Interesting that you ended up with such a striking effect. I'm curious about your equipment, BTW. For such excellent results at over 250 yds, it must have been something pretty serious!

 

[Bird_Enthusiast]

My guess is that it's not a painting, but a photograph made to look like one via one of the many special effects filters available for Photoshop-type editing programs.

Good call.

The image was just photo taken at over 250 yards that was heavily cropped. Nothing done intentionally just a natural ability to distort.
Thank all of you for the ID help. I have never seen any of these here before so maybe the next time I will be able to photograph one a little closer. In the Alaska bird book I have they remark that these birds do like a lot of other Alaskans at the beginning of winter and fly non stop to Hawaii.

Very interesting picture.

 

[jmepler]

Nothing done intentionally just a natural ability to distort.

Well, your natural ability to distort has resulted in a very interesting photograph. It looks remarkably like a painting.

It is too bad that all distorted photos don't look this good.

Mike