Pluvialis squatarola

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Black-Bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola, at Bolivar Peninsula, Frenchtown Road, Texas.
This bird is in winter plumage which is more correctly known as "basic plumage."

Image: Joseph Kennedy, 6 June 2008 [larger view].

Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/350s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.

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What an icky, squishy-sounding name for such a handsome creature! :-)

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