Early morning action on Laguna Madre was so furious, I didn’t know I’d met this plover until I reviewed my images. There are wetlands that the South Padre Island Convention Centre (free access) and the Birding & Nature Center (admission fee required) share. My previous visits to the wetlands had been to the Convention Centre. On this day I would find out why folks pay money to see the marsh, when there is free access next door.
Early morning action on Laguna Madre was so furious, I didn’t know I’d met this plover until I reviewed my images. There are wetlands that the South Padre Island Convention Centre (free access) and the Birding & Nature Center (admission fee required) share. My previous visits to the wetlands had been to the Convention Centre. On this day I would find out why folks pay money to see the marsh, when there is free access next door.
Early morning action on Laguna Madre was so furious, I didn’t know I’d met this plover until I reviewed my images. There are wetlands that the South Padre Island Convention Centre (free access) and the Birding & Nature Center (admission fee required) share. My previous visits to the wetlands had been to the Convention Centre. On this day I would find out why folks pay money to see the marsh, when there is free access next door.
Early morning action on Laguna Madre was so furious, I didn’t know I’d met this plover until I reviewed my images. There are wetlands that the South Padre Island Convention Centre (free access) and the Birding & Nature Center (admission fee required) share. My previous visits to the wetlands had been to the Convention Centre. On this day I would find out why folks pay money to see the marsh, when there is free access next door.
Early morning action on Laguna Madre was so furious, I didn’t know I’d met this plover until I reviewed my images. There are wetlands that the South Padre Island Convention Centre (free access) and the Birding & Nature Center (admission fee required) share. My previous visits to the wetlands had been to the Convention Centre. On this day I would find out why folks pay money to see the marsh, when there is free access next door.
Early morning action on Laguna Madre was so furious, I didn’t know I’d met this plover until I reviewed my images. There are wetlands that the South Padre Island Convention Centre (free access) and the Birding & Nature Center (admission fee required) share. My previous visits to the wetlands had been to the Convention Centre. On this day I would find out why folks pay money to see the marsh, when there is free access next door.
Early morning action on Laguna Madre was so furious, I didn’t know I’d met this plover until I reviewed my images. There are wetlands that the South Padre Island Convention Centre (free access) and the Birding & Nature Center (admission fee required) share. My previous visits to the wetlands had been to the Convention Centre. On this day I would find out why folks pay money to see the marsh, when there is free access next door.
Early morning action on Laguna Madre was so furious, I didn’t know I’d met this plover until I reviewed my images. There are wetlands that the South Padre Island Convention Centre (free access) and the Birding & Nature Center (admission fee required) share. My previous visits to the wetlands had been to the Convention Centre. On this day I would find out why folks pay money to see the marsh, when there is free access next door.

Black-Bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

Black-Bellied Plover

(Pluvialis squatarola)

Description:

Early morning action on Laguna Madre was so furious, I didn’t know I’d met this plover until I reviewed my images. There are wetlands that the South Padre Island Convention Centre (free access) and the Birding & Nature Center (admission fee required) share. My previous visits to the wetlands had been to the Convention Centre. On this day I would find out why folks pay money to see the marsh, when there is free access next door.

Date Taken: 2021:02:08 9:33

Location:

South Padre Island WBC
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000

File Name: BlackBelliedPlover_D5X9980SouthPadre-WBC

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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