Black-fronted dotterel
Photo by Vandy Pollard
Surprised how small they are at 30-35grams and would have missed this one completely if it wasn’t for its characteristic sharp high pitched peeping as it foraged on the mud flats. Native to Aotearoa New Zealand with a conservation status as naturally uncommon, the total population is fewer than 3,000 Nationally. They retain their striking plumage all year round and remind me of Zorro. 100-400mm cropped.
Vandy Pollard - Excio Gallery
I’m a photographer living on the South Coast of Wellington New Zealand. with a passion for New Zealand birds, many of them with a conservation status of at risk.
