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Mountain Plover
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Mountain Plover
[Anarhynchus montanus]

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 23 in.]

Contrary to their name, Mountain Plovers breed in the grasslands and foothills of the western Great Plains in the US and southern Canada. This Mountain Plover was photographed at Blue Lake State Wildlife Area, Fort Lyon, Colorado, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 23, 2009)


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Mountain Plover
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Mountain Plover
[Anarhynchus montanus]

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 23 in.]

This winter plumaged Mountain Plover was photographed near Granger, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: February 2000)

Click HERE to see Mountain Plovers in a territorial conflict over a rain puddle.


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Mountain Plover
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Mountain Plover
[Anarhynchus montanus]

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 23 in.]

This newly hatched Mountain Plover chick was photographed along the edge of a dirt road in the Pawnee National Grasslands, Colorado, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1986)


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Mountain Plover
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Mountain Plover
[Anarhynchus montanus]

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 23 in.]

This Mountain Plover was photographed at Blue Lake State Wildlife Area, Fort Lyon, Colorado, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 23, 2009)


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Piping Plover - East Coast
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Piping Plover - East Coast
[Charadrius melodus melodus]

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

Piping Plovers breed on barren outer beaches along the east coast of Canada and the US, and near water in the western Great Plains and basins of the US and Canada. Their light "sand" color helps them hide from natural predators on the dry sand of the upper beaches. This one, however, has ventured onto dark, wet sand, where its light coloration makes it stand out.

The harsh environment of the outer beaches is the least of the Piping Plover's concerns. Sharing the beach with people (and their pets and dune buggies) has caused a serious decline in these birds, and as a result they are on the Endangered Species list.

This Piping Plover was photographed on the beach near a traditional nesting site at Cape May, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1996)


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Piping Plover - East Coast
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Piping Plover - East Coast
[Charadrius melodus melodus]

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This lonely looking Piping Plover was photographed in the fall near a traditional nesting area at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: June 1977)


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Piping Plover - East Coast
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Piping Plover - East Coast
[Charadrius melodus melodus]

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

Piping Plovers breed on outer beaches along the east coast of Canada and the US, and near water in the western Great Plains and basins of the US and Canada. They are an endangered species, whose population is declining due to habitat disturbance from ocean bathers and recreational vehicles, and nest predation, during the breeding season. This one was photographed near a traditional nesting area at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a 750mm f5.6 Celestron mirror lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1976)


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Piping Plover - East Coast
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Piping Plover - East Coast
[Charadrius melodus melodus]

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Piping Plover was photographed in the fall near a traditional nesting area at Cape May, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: March 1984)


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