Killdeer 1 Maternal Instinct
by Gary Holmes
Title
Killdeer 1 Maternal Instinct
Artist
Gary Holmes
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Photograph
Description
First in a series of a female Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) guarding her nest in the middle of a city park. I had seen the nest a few days before, but she was lying so low that it was hard to find her when I returned today with a camera. It is remarkable that the nest has remained untouched in the middle of this field, 30 feet from a disc golf target basket, about 60 feet from a children's playground, and with hundreds of grackles and other aggressive birds nearby. The grass had also been mowed since I first located the nest a few days ago.
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Gary Holmes, photographer: I am an opportunist photographer of nature, landscapes, abstract, and other found objects of interest. I prefer to capture the spontaneity of things and events as they are occurring, and rarely photograph staged subjects other than portraits. Although I have been a photographer for decades, I have only started posting them for others to see since about September 2012. Please see my largest collection of photographs posted at http://500px.com/holmesidepi. I had sufficient encouragement from posts on other sites to try putting some up for sale on Fine Art America (FAA), which offers a wide range of printing and mounting options not currently available on 500px. As a result, I have successfully sold some of my works. Unfortunately, photography is not my primary field, and I have limited time to expand my online presence, but I will continue to steadily post more of my best works on 500px and/or FAA every week. Please revisit my sites periodically.
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Nadine and Bob Johnston
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