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Topic Categories: Image of the Day
Posted on: July 27, 2008 2:59 PM, by "GrrlScientist"
tags: Black-Bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Black-Bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola, at Bolivar Flats, Texas.
This bird is in breeding plumage, more correctly known as "alternate plumage."
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 6 June 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1600s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
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Bolivar Flats, Texas? I used to wadefish there. It is behind the North Jetty. Guess I never noticed all the different bird species.
Posted by: EyeNoU | July 27, 2008 6:48 PM