Semipalmated Plover (breeding plumage)
Charadrius semipalmatus

f7.1 @ 1/800s, ISO:500, Nikon D300S w 300mm and 1.4X teleconverter

"Semipalmated Plover," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Adults have a grey-brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast with one black neckband. They have a brown cap, a white forehead, a black mask around the eyes and a short orange and black bill.

Herring Brook Marsh, West Falmouth, Massachusetts

07/25/2010