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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Dave Bevan / Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) eating a marine flatworm, Norfolk, England, UK, February.
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John Waters / Large mixed flock of Knot (Calidris canutrus), Dunlin (Calidris alpina) and Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) in flight at high tide, Steart Marshes WWT Reserve, Somerset, England, UK, December.
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Nick Upton / Panning shot of partially flooded pastureland with large flocks of Wigeon (Anas penelope), Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) and Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) in flight, Gloucestershire, England, UK,...
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Nick Upton / Flock of Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) in flight, with Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) flying in the background, Gloucestershire, England, UK, January.
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Gerrit Vyn / Pacific golden-plover (Pluvialis fulva) male performing distraction display pretending to have broken wing, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA. June.
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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.