Little Ringed Plover at the River Shore and at the Gravel Pit

This year I still haven't had the opportunity to take some pictures of the cute Litte Ringed Plover and I think this is very sad since this is a really nice bird that I usually encounter pretty often. But this year the weater and the circumstance didn't play along and I have to admit that I am already a little bit dissapointed of this years results so far. Maybe it gets better in the next months but I doubt that a bit. This next weekend I will visit Lower Austria for some more bird photography and I hope that I will find some interesting birds like Eagles or other birds of prey and maybe some nice small passerin birds. In the next weeks I also probably want to go for some birding near Linz again maybe I get some more pictures of these Little Ringed Plovers that I found at the Water Power Plant near Linz.

Little Ringed Plover at the gravel Pit. Picture: Florian Glechner. Camera used | Nikon D500 ------------ | ------------- Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens Filter used | none Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds Aperture used | F6.3 Focal Length | 600 mm Time | 02:41 pm ISO | 100

The Little Ringed Plover try to breed here at the river shore and at the gravel Pit, but since the danube has a very different dept througout several days because of the water regulations of the water power plants most of these birds probably loose their nests here. At the Gravel Pit that doesn't have this rise and fall of the water levels the chance of survival is a lot better. Also at the old Cement Factory where there is no dismanteling anymore these days, their chances of survival are a lot better.

I really enjoy watching these birds when they are looking for small insects in the mudd or inbetween small gravel pieces. It is such a relaxing thing to do. Wathing them, taking some pictures and relaxing on the mat in the sun. 😂

Little ringed Plover in the Mudd of an old cement factory. Picture: Florian Glechner. Camera used | Nikon D500 ------------ | ------------- Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens Filter used | none Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds Aperture used | F6.3 Focal Length | 600 mm Time | 02:41 pm ISO | 100

Little ringed Plover looking for small insects. Picture: Florian Glechner. Camera used | Nikon D500 ------------ | ------------- Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens Filter used | none Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds Aperture used | F6.3 Focal Length | 600 mm Time | 02:41 pm ISO | 100 Little Ringed Plover. Picture: Florian Glechner. Camera used | Nikon D500 ------------ | ------------- Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens Filter used | none Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds Aperture used | F6.3 Focal Length | 600 mm Time | 02:41 pm ISO | 100 Little Ringed Plover. Picture: Florian Glechner. Camera used | Nikon D500 ------------ | ------------- Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens Filter used | none Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds Aperture used | F6.3 Focal Length | 600 mm Time | 02:41 pm ISO | 100 Little Ringed Plover. Picture: Florian Glechner. Camera used | Nikon D500 ------------ | ------------- Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens Filter used | none Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds Aperture used | F6.3 Focal Length | 600 mm Time | 02:41 pm ISO | 100 Little Ringed Plover. Picture: Florian Glechner. Camera used | Nikon D500 ------------ | ------------- Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens Filter used | none Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds Aperture used | F6.3 Focal Length | 600 mm Time | 02:41 pm ISO | 100 Little Ringed Plover. Picture: Florian Glechner. Camera used | Nikon D500 ------------ | ------------- Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens Filter used | none Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds Aperture used | F6.3 Focal Length | 600 mm Time | 02:41 pm ISO | 100 Little Ringed Plover. Picture: Florian Glechner. Camera used | Nikon D500 ------------ | ------------- Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens Filter used | none Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds Aperture used | F6.3 Focal Length | 600 mm Time | 02:41 pm ISO | 100 Little Ringed Plover. Picture: Florian Glechner. Camera used | Nikon D500 ------------ | ------------- Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens Filter used | none Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds Aperture used | F6.3 Focal Length | 600 mm Time | 02:41 pm ISO | 100 Little Ringed Plover. Picture: Florian Glechner. Camera used | Nikon D500 ------------ | ------------- Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens Filter used | none Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds Aperture used | F6.3 Focal Length | 600 mm Time | 02:41 pm ISO | 100 Little Ringed Plover. Picture: Florian Glechner. Camera used | Nikon D500 ------------ | ------------- Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens Filter used | none Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds Aperture used | F6.3 Focal Length | 600 mm Time | 02:41 pm ISO | 100 Little Ringed Plover. Picture: Florian Glechner. Camera used | Nikon D500 ------------ | ------------- Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens Filter used | none Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds Aperture used | F6.3 Focal Length | 600 mm Time | 02:41 pm ISO | 100 Little Ringed Plover. Picture: Florian Glechner. Camera used | Nikon D500 ------------ | ------------- Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens Filter used | none Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds Aperture used | F6.3 Focal Length | 600 mm Time | 02:41 pm ISO | 100