Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover Co., NC 3 January 2015 | |
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover Co., NC 3 January 2015 |
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover Co., NC 10 Mar 2016 | |
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover Co., NC 10 Mar 2016 Ten of the eleven Piping Plovers at this location today are in this photo. I was unable to find any banded individuals, indicating these are likely from the east coast breeding population. |
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC 23 Feb 2014 Note very pale above and orange legs identify this species federally endangered species of plover. | |
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC 23 Feb 2014 Single dark breast band may be incomplete or narrowly complete in front. |
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Tigertail Beach on Marco Island Collier Co., FL 2 January 2004 Piping Plovers have stubby bills which may be mostly black in winter and mostly orange (black-tipped) in summer. Digiscoped with a Nikon CoolPix 4500 and Kowa TSN-824 |
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Tigertail Beach on Marco Island Collier Co., FL 31 January 2007 Photographed with a Canon eos 20d with a 100mm macro lens |
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Tigertail Beach on Marco Island Collier Co., FL 2 January 2006 Digiscoped with a Nikon CoolPix 4500 and Kowa TSN-824 |
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Tigertail Beach on Marco Island Collier Co., FL 2 January 2006 Digiscoped with a Nikon CoolPix 4500 and Kowa TSN-824 |
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