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Black-bellied Plover
Rick Whitman

Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

This juvenile comes close to looking like American Golden Plover but the bill is quite heavy, the flank pattern isn't quite right and supercillium (eyebrow) is less clean. I would have seen the black "armpits" in the field, which aside from the bill is the only truly useful feature.
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Habitat
shoreline
Location
Nova Scotia
Date taken
September 9, 2013
Scientific name
Pluvialis squatarola
Equipment used
Panasonic DMC-FZ40
mali
Cracking wee wader close-up Rick, good job buddy...This bird looks a lot like our Grey Plover in winter plumage.
 
drkishore
Ah.....now you know how I feel with all those little birds.....all same color, beak, size yet different....LOL!!!! But a gorgeous capture nevertheless.....superb Rick!!!!
 
ducbucln
What a great photo Rick. You do a great job of describing all these shore birds so well.

Vicki
 
delia todd
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What we call Grey Plover here... I love 'em Rick. We don't see as many of these as the Goldens round here.

A lovely image.
 

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