Ringed Plover

Saw this mating yesterday (with another Ringed Plover, natch), spring is definitely here.

1/2500s f9 ISO640 -0.3EV

Heavy on the post process

Taken on a grey day, which I'm finding is a little more productive for pictures of crows.  Pushed ACR on this one, but still like the outcome, grain left in for effect.  I like the fact on this that the crow perched on the only non-rusty fence post - something that was lost on me until it was seen on the computer - which gives the image a nice symmetry.

1/1250s f7.1 -0.3EV ISO1250

For a bit of contrast here is a Redstart on the same perch in Autumn 2013

1/1250s f7.1 +0.3EV ISO640
Noise reduction and sharpening only in ACR.