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Fresh Fish Lunch
This Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva) recently completed an amazing migration of 3 to 5 days and nights, non-stop from Alaska to Hawaii. After a 3,000 mile journey over the featureless North Pacific, it not only finds the island but navigates to the exact territory it defended the previous winter. Typically an insectivore that prefers open grassy areas, this one discovered wading in shallow, brackish mudflats on the coast of Maui provided an opportunity to enjoy a meal of fish.
Fresh Fish Lunch
This Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva) recently completed an amazing migration of 3 to 5 days and nights, non-stop from Alaska to Hawaii. After a 3,000 mile journey over the featureless North Pacific, it not only finds the island but navigates to the exact territory it defended the previous winter. Typically an insectivore that prefers open grassy areas, this one discovered wading in shallow, brackish mudflats on the coast of Maui provided an opportunity to enjoy a meal of fish.