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Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Plovers and Lapwings (Charadriidae) | |||||||||||||
Kortnæbbet Præstekrave ~ Chorlo Chiflador ~ Flöjtstrandpipare | |||||||||||||
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2504
(1 photos)
2017-03-16 Isla Blanca (Cancún), Mexico
Basic plumage. Probably the same as 2503, only saw four birds. Here only from a distance where it blends in well with the background. |
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2503
(11 photos)
2017-03-16 Isla Blanca (Cancún), Mexico
Basic plumage. The combination of black bill, yellow legs and grayish plumage is unique among charadrius plovers. |
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2502
(1 photos)
2017-03-16 Isla Blanca (Cancún), Mexico
A bird in beginning alternate plumage with the black front but still without the black breast sides and mostly yellow bill. |
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2501
(1 photos)
2017-03-16 Isla Blanca (Cancún), Mexico
Basic plumage. Young, old, males and females are similar at this time of year, lacking any black coloration apart from the bill. |
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2500
(1 photos)
2017-03-16 Isla Blanca (Cancún), Mexico
Even from a distance you get a feeling of the grayish colors, black bill and yellow legs. A Golf coast specialty here in Mexico, and most numerous at this locality. |