Clicked this Little Ringed Plover (charadrius dubius) many months back. Their breeding habitat is open gravel areas near freshwater, including gravel pits, islands and river edges in Europe and western Asia. They nest on the ground on stones with little or no plant growth. Both male and female take turn to incubate the eggs. They are migratory and winter in Africa and Asia. These birds forage for food on muddy areas, usually by sight. They eat insects and worms.
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Got this medium-sized Pacific Golden Plover on its annual winter migration to Asia. This 25 cm bird forages for food on tundra, fields, beaches and tidal flats, usually by sight. It eats insects and crustaceans and some berries. Was lucky to get some clear shots of it when I visited a beach many kilometers from my home.
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My first shots of the Pacific Golden Plover in its winter plumage when it has a yellowish-white face and breast, and white underparts. It is similar to two other golden plovers, Eurasian and American. The Pacific Golden Plover is smaller, slimmer and relatively longer-legged than the Eurasian Golden Plover.
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This chunky plover is long-legged and thick-billed. Breeding males have grey backs and white underparts. The breast, forehead and nape are chestnut, and there is a black eye mask. The female is duller, and winter and juvenile birds lack the chestnut, apart from a hint of rufous on the head. Legs are greenish and the bill black. Its food consists of insects, crustaceans and annelid worms, which are obtained by a run-and-pause technique, rather than the steady probing of some other wader groups.
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Clicked at the beach. A chunky plover with long-legs and thick bill. These are small waders in the plover family obtaining food by a run-and-pause technique, rather than the steady probing of some other wader groups. Diet consists of insects, crustaceans and annelid worms.
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