Black-bellied Plover - East Coast, USA
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Black-bellied Plover standing on one leg with an open beak as it is vocalizing:
I was rather surprised when I found a small flock of these plovers still โwearingโ their breeding plumage in late summer. One thing for sure, I wasn't complaining at all and gladly kept photographing them until a raptor flew by scaring them away. I believe that this birds was vocalizing at the moment I took this photograph but it is also possible that it was just yawning.
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This photo was taken at the location described on page 19 of my Shorebirds of the Tri-state Area guide - https://www.greggard.com/location-guides/shorebirds-tri-state-nj-ny-ct-photography-ebook
Photograph captured with a Canon 1DX mark II camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 II lens and 2x extender, at 1200mm, using following settings: 1/1000 s, f/8, ISO 800
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