Semipalmated Plover (non-breeding plumage)
Charadrius semipalmatus

f10 @ 1/1600s, ISO:1000, Nikon D3S w 500mm and 1.7X tele-extender


\"Semipalmated Plover,\" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Semipalmated plovers forage for food on beaches, tidal flats and fields, usually by sight. They eat insects, crustaceans and worms. This bird resembles the killdeer but is much smaller and has only one band.The term \"semipalmated\" refers to its partly webbed feet. Since the semipalmated plover nests on the ground, it uses a \"broken-wing\" display to lure intruders away from the nest, in a display similar to the related killdeer.
Black Beach, West Falmouth, Massachusetts
 
09/16/2014