[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Semipalmated Sandpiper was photographed at the Kennedy Causeway, Corpus Christi, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: August 22, 2009)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Semipalmated Plover was photographed at Indian Point Park, Corpus Christi, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: August 29, 2009)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This adult Snowy Plover was photographed at Bolivar Peninsula, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 24, 2007)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This "Gulf Coast" Snowy Plover was photographed at Padre Island National Seashore in Corpus Christi, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1980)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This male Snowy Plover was photographed at Shafter Lake, Andrews, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: March 26, 2009)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Snowy Plover was photographed at Shafter Lake, Andrews, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 21, 2007)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This female Snowy Plover was photographed at Shafter Lake, Andrews, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: March 26, 2009)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

Snowy Plovers occur in temperate regions of North America, and in Europe and Asia, where they are know as Kentish Plovers. In North America they breed near water in the western Great Plains and basins of the US. They are residents of the Gulf and lower west coasts of the US. This "Western" Snowy Plover was photographed on the beach at Elkhorn Slough in central California. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1981)