Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

New Hope Creek mudflats, Jordan Lake, Chatham Co., NC 9/17/07.

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

Pea Island NWR, Dare Co., NC 11/9/06.

All photos digiscoped using a Nikon CoolPix 995 hand held to a Kowa TSN-824 spotting scope, about 80x.

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

New Hope Creek mudflats, Jordan Lake, Chatham Co., NC 9/17/07.

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

New Hope Creek mudflats, Jordan Lake, Chatham Co., NC 9/17/07.

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

Eating a caterpillar!

New Hope Creek mudflats, Jordan Lake, Chatham Co., NC 9/17/07.

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

New Hope Creek mudflats, Jordan Lake, Chatham Co., NC 9/17/07.

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

New Hope Creek mudflats, Jordan Lake, Chatham Co., NC 9/17/07.

All photographs and text ©2013 by Will Cook unless otherwise noted.