Black-bellied Plover

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 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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