John Chan / Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) stamping its feet to create vibrations in the sand as it forages for insects, Southern California, USA, August.
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Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Male Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on beach, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? When Plovers sense danger a parent bird will pretend to have a broken wing to distract predators.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticulus) running, South east Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Roger Powell / Ringed Plover {Charadrius hiaticula} preening after bathing, Lochan, Glen Kingie, West-Inverness, Scotland, UK
Oscar Dewhurst / Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) stretching wings. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. September.
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii) with open beak, standing on rock. Oman, July.
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Ann & Steve Toon / Kittlitz's plover (Charadrius pecuarius) egg, Zimanga game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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George Sanker / Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) wading at edge of Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. June.
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Karine Aigner / Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) standing on nest with four eggs. Texas, USA. June.
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Nick Upton / Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) foraging for invertebrate food on the muddy margins of a freshwater lake, Gloucestershire, UK, April.
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John Chan / Female Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) returning to nest to incubate eggs, Southern California, USA, June.
