Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Charadrius alexandrinus - Laem Pak Bia.jpg

White-faced Plover
Voting period ends on 24 Jan 2013 at 07:29:40 (UTC)
 * Reason:There is argument about whether this bird should be a subspecies or a separate species from the Kentish Plover. We already have a separate Wikipedia article, and I think that a split is likely in the future. I went on a boat trip with a local guide specializing in taking people to this bird to get the photo. He helped me ensure correct identification (and saved a very long walk along a beach in 35 degrees and 100% humidity!). This photo is a very clear illustration. Hopefully I will nominate a Kentish Plover image eventually too. I don't think we have any other images on commons (save one incorrectly id'd one)
 * Articles in which this image appears:White-faced Plover
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
 * Creator:JJ Harrison


 * Support as nominator --JJ Harrison (talk) 07:29, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Support well done, JJ. Tomer T (talk) 09:44, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment Hate to bring this up, as much as I like this picture, the size falls short of the minimum requirement on one-axis. How is this dealt with here? Abudhar (talk) 16:39, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * This is probable one of the exceptions we allowed for when we increased it. Photographing some birds like this are nearly impossible to do close-up so you have to use large zoom lenses and crop. JJ made this very appeal when we was increasing the size requirement for an exception in cases where some birds must be photographed/cropped because of that. If you note a 1000mm lens was used in this photograph's metadata. —  raeky  t  17:28, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Honestly I didn't check the size before I nominated, but yes, I'd like to make those arguments. This type of bird is very small, and there is no natural cover on a beach. I essentially waited prone near the end of a Sandspit patiently for an hour or two, and this is as close as it came. Attempting to approach the bird would result in it flying away. JJ Harrison (talk) 03:04, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Support — raeky  t  17:28, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Epic. — ΛΧΣ  21  04:11, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Support. Very nice, and plenty enough size given the subject matter. --jjron (talk) 11:55, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Excellent quality and strong EV. Nick-D (talk) 04:23, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 07:29, 24 January 2013 (UTC)