As far as I know, I’d never met Piping Plovers before I visited South Padre Beach. They look so much like Snowy Plovers, I may have mistaken them for Snowy Plovers on beaches elsewhere in Texas. Their yellow legs give them away. Snowy Plovers have grayish legs.
As far as I know, I’d never met Piping Plovers before I visited South Padre Beach. They look so much like Snowy Plovers, I may have mistaken them for Snowy Plovers on beaches elsewhere in Texas. Their yellow legs give them away. Snowy Plovers have grayish legs.
As far as I know, I’d never met Piping Plovers before I visited South Padre Beach. They look so much like Snowy Plovers, I may have mistaken them for Snowy Plovers on beaches elsewhere in Texas. Their yellow legs give them away. Snowy Plovers have grayish legs.
As far as I know, I’d never met Piping Plovers before I visited South Padre Beach. They look so much like Snowy Plovers, I may have mistaken them for Snowy Plovers on beaches elsewhere in Texas. Their yellow legs give them away. Snowy Plovers have grayish legs.
As far as I know, I’d never met Piping Plovers before I visited South Padre Beach. They look so much like Snowy Plovers, I may have mistaken them for Snowy Plovers on beaches elsewhere in Texas. Their yellow legs give them away. Snowy Plovers have grayish legs.
As far as I know, I’d never met Piping Plovers before I visited South Padre Beach. They look so much like Snowy Plovers, I may have mistaken them for Snowy Plovers on beaches elsewhere in Texas. Their yellow legs give them away. Snowy Plovers have grayish legs.
As far as I know, I’d never met Piping Plovers before I visited South Padre Beach. They look so much like Snowy Plovers, I may have mistaken them for Snowy Plovers on beaches elsewhere in Texas. Their yellow legs give them away. Snowy Plovers have grayish legs.
As far as I know, I’d never met Piping Plovers before I visited South Padre Beach. They look so much like Snowy Plovers, I may have mistaken them for Snowy Plovers on beaches elsewhere in Texas. Their yellow legs give them away. Snowy Plovers have grayish legs.

Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)

Piping Plover

(Charadrius melodus)

Description:

As far as I know, I’d never met Piping Plovers before I visited South Padre Beach. They look so much like Snowy Plovers, I may have mistaken them for Snowy Plovers on beaches elsewhere in Texas. Their yellow legs give them away. Snowy Plovers have grayish legs.

Date Taken: 2022:09:17 10:29

Location:

South Padre Beaches
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
3.28 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

File Name: PipingPlover_8503718-SPI.Beaches

© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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