Fancy Footwork! 4443
I encountered this black-bellied plover this weekend on LBI, while out searching the coast with my camera. "How do I know it's a black-bellied plover," you ask? Well, there are a lot of characteristics that make it so. During the breeding season these medium to large shorebirds are easily distinguished by their black faces, chests, and bellies. When they are young (as with this bird) or in winter plumage it can be a more difficult task. One very little thing does set them apart, however. The black bellied plover is the only American plover that has a tiny hind toe on its foot. You can see this toe clearly on both feet in this photo. It is certainly much harder to see in the wild, while this bird is scurrying about. Black-bellied plovers breed in the arctic islands during the spring and summer months. They seem to like their weather cold. Plovers, in general, are noted for their large eyes relative to head size. It almost gives them an "alien-like" appearance. #ILoveNature #ILoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #NewJersey #Nature in #America #USA #BlackBelliedPlover #Birds #Birding #Canon #DrDADBooks #Bringit #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
Fancy Footwork! 4443
I encountered this black-bellied plover this weekend on LBI, while out searching the coast with my camera. "How do I know it's a black-bellied plover," you ask? Well, there are a lot of characteristics that make it so. During the breeding season these medium to large shorebirds are easily distinguished by their black faces, chests, and bellies. When they are young (as with this bird) or in winter plumage it can be a more difficult task. One very little thing does set them apart, however. The black bellied plover is the only American plover that has a tiny hind toe on its foot. You can see this toe clearly on both feet in this photo. It is certainly much harder to see in the wild, while this bird is scurrying about. Black-bellied plovers breed in the arctic islands during the spring and summer months. They seem to like their weather cold. Plovers, in general, are noted for their large eyes relative to head size. It almost gives them an "alien-like" appearance. #ILoveNature #ILoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #NewJersey #Nature in #America #USA #BlackBelliedPlover #Birds #Birding #Canon #DrDADBooks #Bringit #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday