{"id":22122,"date":"2026-05-09T06:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T10:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=22122"},"modified":"2026-05-09T06:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T10:34:22","slug":"wing-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=22122","title":{"rendered":"Wing thing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"22121\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=22121\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc00293.jpg?fit=2000%2C1469&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1469\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7CR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1777990934&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc00293\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc00293.jpg?fit=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc00293.jpg?fit=904%2C664&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dsc00293.jpg?resize=904%2C664&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-22121\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Piping Plover: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, May 2026 \u2014 If you watch plovers for long, you will see one of this thing with the wing\u2014the wing thing. I assume they are stretching the wing to settle the feathers. Only one wing at a time as they support the wing with an extended leg and foot. Like so many things in this life\u2014it is a matter of balance. Sony a7CR. Tamron 150-500 at about 800 equivalent. Program with bird and wildlife modifications. 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