Black-bellied Plover*
Pluvialis squatarola
(L 11.5" WS 29" Wt 8 oz)
Montrose Beach
Chicago
14May2012
*aka, the Grey Plover
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Frances Wood
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H. Gunn
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Macaulay
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Pluvialis in Latin means
relating to rain; squatarola in
Venetian Italian means plover.
relating to rain; squatarola in
Venetian Italian means plover.
© Wikipedia
The Black-bellied Plover’s whistled
call is plain and simple at noontime,
lonely and lovely at midnight
(Ted Floyd)
call is plain and simple at noontime,
lonely and lovely at midnight
(Ted Floyd)