Semipalmated Plover
grrlscientist | September 21, 2008tags: Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
[Mystery bird] Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, photographed at Smith Point, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 7 September 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1250s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
Read a beautifully written and detailed analysis supporting the ID of this species below ..
Rick Wright, Managing Director of WINGS Birding Tours Worldwide, writes:
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grrlscientist | July 25, 2008tags: Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius wilsonia, at Bolivar Flats, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 24 June 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/750s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.