Southern Lapwing

Image # 1D4_00157

Tarcoles River, Costa Rica

Canon 600L/f4 IS with 1.4x II Teleconverter

ISO 400, f/8, 1/1000 second

Manual Exposure

Gitzo 1329/Arca Swiss B1/Wimberley Sidekick

This beautiful Southern Lapwing was spotted from the boat, a long ways away.  We gradually came in closer and closer, and I was able to eventually get almost frame-filling shots!