[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Semipalmated Plover was photographed at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Celestron 750mm f5.6 mirror lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1976)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Semipalmated Plover was photographed on Middleton Island, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: May 1984)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Semipalmated Plover was photographed at French Town Road, Port Bolivar, Texas, USA. 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: May 6, 2008)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Semipalmated Sandpiper was photographed at the Kennedy Causeway, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. 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, Texas, USA. 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 7.25 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Semipalmated Plover was photographed at the SPI Convention Center flats, South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: September 13, 2018)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Semipalmated Plover was photographed at Quivira NWR, Stafford, Kansas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 13, 2019)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This adult Snowy Plover was photographed at Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, USA. 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)