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Black Bellied Plover Calidris alba,Fall,Geotagged,Grey plover,Pluvialis squatarola,Sanderling,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Black Bellied Plover

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    Thibaud Aronson
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    Hi morpheme, I'm pretty sure that's a black-bellied plover, not a sanderling. Note the thick, straight black bill and the very strong patterning on the back feathers. Posted 8 years ago

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The Grey plover

The grey plover, known as the black-bellied plover in North America, is a medium-sized plover breeding in Arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal distribution when not breeding.

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Uploaded Nov 8, 2016. Captured Nov 3, 2016 16:07 in San Francisco Bay Trail, San Francisco, CA 94129, USA.
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  • X-E2
  • f/9.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 560mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.