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**EMBARGOED UNTIL 12:00AM EST WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14** This handout photo provided Feb. 13, 2007 by Sports Illustrated shows Beyonce on the cover of the 2007 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue shot in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Sports Illustrated, Cliff Watts)
This was the tiniest bird on the beach amongst the huge mixed flock.....somewhat confusing as the beak is usually orange at the base, but further reading stated that in juveniles the bill is all dark. They have shorter legs than most other plovers, but still skittered along the sand at a very rapid pace. You can contrast it with the Semipalmated Plover that follows.