Kentish Plover
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Kentish Plover is a photographic by Zoological Photographic Club, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sepia-toned photograph shows a small bird sitting on the ground, surrounded by dirt and twigs. The bird has a white belly, brown back, and a distinctive black stripe above its beak. The bird appears to be sitting on a nest, with some twigs and leaves scattered around it. The background is blurry, but it looks like the bird is in a field or meadow. The photograph is a great example of wildlife photography, capturing a moment in the life of this small bird. If you're interested in learning more about the techniques used to take this photo, you might want to look into the work of the Zoological Photographic Club.
A mounted photograph depicts a Kentish Plover. The image is part of an album containing museum numbers 3250:1-2023 to 3250:39-2023.
Read the full account in the museum source.
The Zoological Photographic Club took crisp, close-up photos of animals in the late 1800s, long before smartphones.
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