Endangered New Zealand dotterel

Endangered New Zealand dotterel

Photo by Vandy Pollard

New Zealand Dotterel tightly tucked into his delicate plumage during strong winds at Waikanae Estuary while got completely sand blasted. I love how the tussled Tussock in the background echoes the shape of the Dotterel in this shot. 70-200mm x2 extender 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.