Greg Lasley Nature Photography
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Diademed Sandpiper-Plover
(Phegornis mitchellii) is an uncommon to rare
species of the high Andes Mountains. In most of its range it
is necessary to visit elevations of 14,000 feet or more to find
this bird, but in the southern part of its range in Chile, the
species can be found in some locations at about 8,000 feet elevation.
The birds on this page were photographed near El Yeso Reservoir
in Chile. The photo at the left was taken in January, 1996 with
a Canon T-90 & FD 400mm F4.5 lens on Fuji Sensia 200 film.
The camera and lens were mounted on a Bogen tripod. The photo
below of a newly hatched chick was taken on the same day with
the same gear. Apparently, there are very few photos of a newly
hatched chick of this species.
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The photo left above was taken at the same location as the above shots, but two years later, in January, 1998. The bird is sitting on a nest, incubating two eggs. This photo was taken with a Canon T-90 & Sigma 500mm F4.5 lens on a Bogen tripod on Fuji Sensia 100. My visits to this location have all been at mid-day, so the lighting is rather harsh. The left below photo was taken in January, 1999, with a Canon EOS 1N and EF 300mm F4/L IS lens with a 1.4X on Fuji Velvia. |
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