A new find - Red Capped Plover

I was a bit excited today as I wandered on another different beach area and found 2 oyster catchers which I started photographing, when they were photobombed by this tiny plover! It is the first time I have ever seen this bird on the beach! He is tiny and runs more than flies across the sand. He stops briefly, pops his head up high, then runs off again :)

[Rachel]

Super capture! They run so fast, you were lucky to get such a great shot.

[Kane Arlow]

Fantastic shot. It is exciting when you find a new bird where you weren't expecting it.

[Barb Newcomb]

That is a great shot. He is very cute! Fav.

[Kerry]

Very exciting.

[Hazel]

Fab shot - love the restricted colour palette and all the detail!

[Ethel]

So exciting. Great shot

[Wylie]

They are always cute. Funny time of year to find these travellers.

[Kerry McCarthy]

Wonderful capture, they are so quick. How fun to see a new bird!

[Jane Anderson]

Beautiful close-up, especially because they are so jittery. If there is a nest nearby (it will be on the ground), they will run around like that to draw the threat (you) away from it.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

How exciting to spot (and photograph) a new type of bird. Bet watching his movements was a real delight. The sand and seaweed made a lovely foreground color palette for this picture.

[Mannie]

Great close-up of the little bird.

[sally agnew]

Woohoo, you too, very exciting to find a new feathered friend :))

[Babs]

How exciting to spot a new bird in the neighbourhood.

[Johanna Koppes]

Great job. Another armchair lifer for me. ( I know, I know it does not count)

[Vicki Talbott]

Wonderful!

[Yeshanghai]

Gorgeous capture

[Gosia]

Great capture.

[Sue Cooper]

What a gorgeous little bird, Denise, and beautifully captured. Well done, it's always nice to see, and photograph, a new bird.

[gloria jones]

Super shot of this neat bird

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Super capture of this beautiful bird. FAV.

[Bep]

Great capture, Denise. Fav.

[Susan]

Beautiful find and capture, Denise!

[Graham Thresher]

A great find and capture.

[Pyrrhula]

A great capture of this lovely and beautiful bird.

[carol white]

A beautiful capture, lovely detail. Fav!! 😃

[Steve]

What a wonderful find and capture, Denise! fav

[M0ments in time]

Well caught, a difficult task I would imagine

[Milanie]

This is a dandy shot - wonderful detail - imagine it was hard to catch him still long enough to get such a clear shot.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot.

[Poppo Livy]

Lovely capture Denise

[Julie Chapa]

Super capture. Fav.

[Lin]

Instant fav!

[Kathy]

He's sooooooooooo cute! What outstanding details you captured and the photo is so clear!! Isn't it exciting when you find something new or something you just hadn't photographed before? I get like a little kid in a candy store!!! FAV!!

[Susan C Clow]

Great shot and darling bird

[Gena Pegg]

Wonderful shot,,great pov!

[Peter Grave]

Wonderful capture Denise.

[Tony]

Pretty bird, nicely captured.

[Anne ❀]

another FAV! so clear and cute ... ;-)

[Paula W]

What a sweet little bird. I'm learning so much about birds from around the world on 365.

[Louise]

Lovely! It's always exciting to see a bird, more so if you get a photo too!

[Anja]

What a cutie! They are fast indeed.

[Margaret Snell]

Great shot, so nice to see something different, I wave never seen one of these before

[Nancy]

He is adorable, as is the shot. Fav.

[Johanna Koppes]

Very sweet.