Black-bellied Plovers

Black-bellied Plovers are the largest plover in North America. The have long legs, short necks and bills and large round heads.

What An Odd Mother’s Day But It Is Mother’s Day Nonetheless

By |2022-08-16T04:10:22-06:00May 10th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This morning I opted to go back in time to a "normal" Mother's Day by pulling a Black-bellied Plover photo from my archives that was taken on Mother's Day in 2009.

Photographing Shorebirds at Eye Level

By |2021-05-17T07:15:37-06:00April 6th, 2018|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Greater Yellowlegs, Long-billed Curlews, Marbled Godwits, Pinellas County, Piping Plovers, Ruddy Turnstones|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Taking photographs of shorebirds at eye level was very fulfilling for me and the images that resulted from my down & dirty technique have always made me feel an intimate connection to the birds.

Black-bellied Plover Bathing In A Tidal Lagoon On The Gulf Coast

By |2018-02-15T05:48:25-07:00February 15th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

After taking the quick bath in the tidal lagoon the Black-bellied Plover flew off towards the shoreline of the lagoon to shake and fluff its feathers until they were dry.

A few quiet moments with a Black-bellied Plover at low tide

By |2016-12-07T12:08:20-07:00February 1st, 2015|Categories: Birds, Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Shorebirds. They were what sparked my passion for bird photography. They were what drew me back to the Gulf Coast of Florida as much as I could be there.

Black-bellied Plover on a tidal mudflat

By |2016-12-07T12:10:32-07:00November 1st, 2013|Categories: Birds, Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I love the light and the mudflat setting I photographed this Black-bellied Plover in on a warm April morning in Florida several years ago.

Black-bellied Plover in beach habitat

By |2016-12-07T12:10:46-07:00September 15th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This Black-bellied Plover was standing on a dunelet that wasn't much higher than the sand around it that had sparse short grasses which I found appealing.

Mountain Plovers – Comparing two similar looking species

By |2024-01-15T10:21:39-07:00April 23rd, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-bellied Plovers, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Killdeer, Mountain Plovers, Pinellas County, Rarities, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There are a few similar species that occur in Utah and surrounding states that could be confused with Mountain Plovers.

Black-bellied Plover – Composition is a Matter of Personal Taste

By |2023-05-12T18:23:17-06:00April 22nd, 2012|Categories: Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , |

As much as I like to compose images that are full frame I find that I often allow myself a touch of extra space around my subject so I can recompose in post processing by making different crops.

Shorebirds of Fort DeSoto – The Plovers

By |2022-03-27T07:12:33-06:00October 16th, 2010|Categories: Black-bellied Plovers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Killdeer, Pinellas County, Piping Plovers, Semipalmated Plovers, Snowy Plovers, Wilson's Plovers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Throughout the year you can see and photograph many different species of Plovers on Fort De Soto’s beaches, tidal lagoons and spartina marshes.

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