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Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), Poking the Sand for Snacks Poking around in the seaweed and sand on a rainy day. There were at least 2 plovers. I think they had a nest near the high tide line, but I didn&#039;t approach the area.<br /> <br /> *I didn&#039;t put the exact location because this is a vulnerable species.<br /> <br /> Video: <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/6gRFf5PhaLk?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section><br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169691/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html" title="Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/169691_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=uXidBIrgMoJ5yW3FMg5KkbOixSI%3D" width="200" height="146" alt="Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Poking around in the seaweed and sand on a rainy day. There were at least 2 plovers. I think they had a nest near the high tide line, but I didn&#039;t approach the area.<br /> <br /> *I didn&#039;t put the exact location because this is a vulnerable species.<br /> <br /> Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gRFf5PhaLk<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169691/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169692/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus_poking_the_sand_for_snacks.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169693/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169694/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html Charadrius,Charadrius melodus,Geotagged,Piping Plover,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169692/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus_poking_the_sand_for_snacks.html" title="Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), Poking the Sand for Snacks"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/169692_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=VEz4tFOL57b2O69jZ9j1Fwq3w%2Fs%3D" width="200" height="148" alt="Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), Poking the Sand for Snacks Poking around in the seaweed and sand on a rainy day. There were at least 2 plovers. I think they had a nest near the high tide line, but I didn&#039;t approach the area.<br /> <br /> *I didn&#039;t put the exact location because this is a vulnerable species.<br /> <br /> Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gRFf5PhaLk<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169691/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169692/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus_poking_the_sand_for_snacks.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169693/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169694/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html Charadrius melodus,Geotagged,Piping Plover,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169693/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html" title="Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/169693_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=zMy%2Bz0zhPdLt%2BnuXA8pySMDPWc8%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) I love how they peek in the hole afterwards.<br /> <br /> Poking around in the seaweed and sand on a rainy day. There were at least 2 plovers. I think they had a nest near the high tide line, but I didn&#039;t approach the area.<br /> <br /> *I didn&#039;t put the exact location because this is a vulnerable species.<br /> <br /> Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gRFf5PhaLk<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169691/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169692/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus_poking_the_sand_for_snacks.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169693/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169694/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html Charadrius melodus,Geotagged,Piping Plover,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169694/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html" title="Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/169694_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=9mOQnbjmWujTqCAZnIiuN86ivR0%3D" width="200" height="142" alt="Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Adding my &quot;talking to birds&quot; tag to this photo. I like how when you talk to birds, they almost always tilt their heads and look at you quizzically. It&#039;s like they are thinking &quot;What did you say?&quot;<br /> <br /> Poking around in the seaweed and sand on a rainy day. There were at least 2 plovers. I think they had a nest near the high tide line, but I didn&#039;t approach the area.<br /> <br /> *I didn&#039;t put the exact location because this is a vulnerable species.<br /> <br /> Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gRFf5PhaLk<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169691/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169692/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus_poking_the_sand_for_snacks.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169693/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169694/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html Charadrius melodus,Geotagged,Piping Plover,Spring,United States,talking to birds" /></a></figure> Charadrius melodus,Geotagged,Piping Plover,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), Poking the Sand for Snacks

Poking around in the seaweed and sand on a rainy day. There were at least 2 plovers. I think they had a nest near the high tide line, but I didn't approach the area.

*I didn't put the exact location because this is a vulnerable species.

Video:



Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Poking around in the seaweed and sand on a rainy day. There were at least 2 plovers. I think they had a nest near the high tide line, but I didn't approach the area.<br /> <br /> *I didn't put the exact location because this is a vulnerable species.<br /> <br /> Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gRFf5PhaLk<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169691/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169692/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus_poking_the_sand_for_snacks.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169693/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169694/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html Charadrius,Charadrius melodus,Geotagged,Piping Plover,Spring,United States

Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), Poking the Sand for Snacks Poking around in the seaweed and sand on a rainy day. There were at least 2 plovers. I think they had a nest near the high tide line, but I didn't approach the area.<br /> <br /> *I didn't put the exact location because this is a vulnerable species.<br /> <br /> Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gRFf5PhaLk<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169691/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169692/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus_poking_the_sand_for_snacks.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169693/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169694/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html Charadrius melodus,Geotagged,Piping Plover,Spring,United States

Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) I love how they peek in the hole afterwards.<br /> <br /> Poking around in the seaweed and sand on a rainy day. There were at least 2 plovers. I think they had a nest near the high tide line, but I didn't approach the area.<br /> <br /> *I didn't put the exact location because this is a vulnerable species.<br /> <br /> Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gRFf5PhaLk<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169691/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169692/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus_poking_the_sand_for_snacks.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169693/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169694/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html Charadrius melodus,Geotagged,Piping Plover,Spring,United States

Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Adding my "talking to birds" tag to this photo. I like how when you talk to birds, they almost always tilt their heads and look at you quizzically. It's like they are thinking "What did you say?"<br /> <br /> Poking around in the seaweed and sand on a rainy day. There were at least 2 plovers. I think they had a nest near the high tide line, but I didn't approach the area.<br /> <br /> *I didn't put the exact location because this is a vulnerable species.<br /> <br /> Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gRFf5PhaLk<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169691/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169692/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus_poking_the_sand_for_snacks.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169693/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/169694/piping_plover_charadrius_melodus.html Charadrius melodus,Geotagged,Piping Plover,Spring,United States,talking to birds

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The Piping Plover

The Piping Plover is a small sand-colored, sparrow-sized shorebird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches in North America. The adult has yellow-orange legs, a black band across the forehead from eye to eye, and a black ring around the neck.

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jun 21, 2025. Captured Jun 18, 2025 10:54 in 319 Steward Rd, Monson, ME 04464, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/1328s
  • ISO400
  • 300mm