Two-banded Plover (juvenile), Volunteer Point, Falklands

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Two-banded Plover (juvenile), Volunteer Point, Falklands - Two-banded Plover
Volunteer Point, East Falkland, The Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (December 2018)

This image was taken during the Fabulous Falklands trip organised by Natures Images in association with Falkland Islands Holidays and led by Mark Sisson. A day-trip to Volunteer Point requires about a 2-hour drive from Stanley by 4x4 vehicle of which approximately 1 hour is off-road. It is possible to stay at the Warden's House (Volunteer Shanty) overnight for photography at sunset and sunrise.

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this species of bird see the following links:
Two-banded plover (Charadrius falklandicus) / Wikipedia
Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus / BirdForum
Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus / BirdLife International
Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus / Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Shooting Time 18:49
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 200

Latitude 51 28 14.1 S
Longitude 57 50 25.4 W
Altitude -5.60m


Two-banded Plover (juvenile) close side view, Volunteer Point


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