Mating Little Ringed Plover
Having made plans to venture out today I was disappointed with today’s weather.
It’s overcast and dull, getting any photographs will be a challenge.
As I sat down next to the lake and contemplated going home a pair of Little Ring Plovers landed to my right and started working their way towards me.
One hour later and the Little Ringed Plovers are in camera range and to my amazement the male bird fluffed up its feathers and started flicking out sand with its right leg.
As it approached the female its right leg was hitting the left-hand side of her, then he mounted her and started to copulate.
Ramping up all the settings on my Canon and using a flash I was able capture the moment.
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