Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) in winter plumage on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Konrad Wothe / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) male at nest, Europe

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) in flight over Arabian Sea, Oman, February.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} adult, Dhofar, Oman

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) male hiding in sand depression, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) in winter plumage on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) foraging for flies, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) in winter plumage on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) in winter plumage on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) foraging for flies, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) in winter plumage on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) in winter plumage on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) in winter plumage on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) in winter plumage on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) in winter plumage on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) in winter plumage on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) in winter plumage on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) in winter plumage on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) in winter plumage on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) banded chick, Salinas River State Beach, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) banded mother and chicks, Salinas River State Beach, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) banded chick, Salinas River State Beach, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) eggs in nest, Salinas River State Beach, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) female incubating, Salinas River State Beach, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) chicks and egg at sunset, Salinas River State Beach, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) male, in breeding plumage, on beach, Salinas River State Beach, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) male, in breeding plumage, on lagoon shore, Salinas River State Beach, Monterey Bay, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) breeding sign with footsteps, Scott Creek Beach, Santa Cruz, California

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} chick, Socotra, Yemen

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} on mud flats, Socotra, Yemen

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} female on ground nest with two eggs, wet belly feathers, Barr al Hikman, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} stretching, Khawr Ghubah, Socotra Island, Yemen

David Kjaer / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} on nest Lesbos, Greece

Elio Della Ferrera / Flock of Kentish plover and other waders in flight {Charadrius alexandrinus} Gujarat, India

Jean E. Roche / Kentish plover nest with newly hatched chick and eggs (Charadrius alexandrinus) Camargue, France

Steve Knell / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} female at nest with eggs, Greece

Jose B. Ruiz / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} male, Alicante, Spain

Elio Della Ferrera / Kentish Plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} flock roosting, Gujarat, India

David Kjaer / Kentish Plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} Female, Lesbos, Greece

David Kjaer / Kentish Plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} Female on nest, Lesbos, Greece

Jean E. Roche / Nest of Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrius} with eggs, Camargue, France.

Jean E. Roche / Kentish plover defense display {Charadrius alexandrinus} Camargue, France

David Kjaer / Kentish plover male at nest with eggs {Charadrius alexandrinus} Lesbos Greece

Tom Vezo / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) on nest with eggs, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Konrad Wothe / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) male incubating eggs on ground nest, Europe

Konrad Wothe / Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) eggs camouflaged in ground nest, Europe

Mike Read / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} Camargue, France

Paul Hobson / Kentish plover male {Charadrius alexandrinus} Lesbos, Greece

Mike Read / Kentish plover {Charadrius alexandrinus} Camargue, France

DAVID TIPLING / Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) female. England, UK, Europe

Jose B. Ruiz / Kentish Plover female on nest with egg visible, Spain, Europe

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) male on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) in winter plumage on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) in winter plumage on beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California