{"id":9435,"date":"2013-09-15T04:45:53","date_gmt":"2013-09-15T10:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=9435"},"modified":"2025-07-08T14:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T19:02:53","slug":"black-bellied-plover-in-beach-habitat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/09\/15\/black-bellied-plover-in-beach-habitat\/","title":{"rendered":"Black-bellied Plover In Beach Habitat"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Black-belliedBlack-bellied Plover in habitat – Nikon D200, handheld, f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 320, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I mentioned in my Tricolored Heron<\/a> post a while ago that I like images where they show the natural habitat the birds live in, in part I feel that way because it lends a sense of place and also because of the visual interest the natural habitat gives to images.<\/p>\n

I can’t imagine the image above would hold much appeal for many people if this had been taken while the Black-bellied Plover stood on a blacktopped road.<\/p>\n

This Black-bellied Plover was standing on a dune<\/del> dunelet that wasn’t much higher than the sand around it that had sparse short grasses which I found appealing.<\/p>\n

\"Black-belliedBlack-bellied Plover on a small dune – Nikon D200, handheld, f6.3, 1\/1500, ISO 320, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Both of these images are of the same bird, in this frame it had moved a little south and was closer to the tiny mangrove trying to establish itself on the dunelet.<\/p>\n

I like to make a habit of including habitat whenever the opportunity presents itself and it often does.<\/p>\n

More from my recent trip to Montana soon, I was too busy yesterday to process any of the images.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Black-bellied Plover photos plus facts and information about this species<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This Black-bellied Plover was standing on a dunelet that wasn’t much higher than the sand around it that had sparse short grasses which I found appealing. 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