More Fun from Fort De Soto’s North Beach
May 2, 2023 - ...Fort De Soto's North Beach is one my favorite places to photograph! Nesting birds, bathing birds, fishing birds, breeding birds, you name it! Read more
Piping Plover
 | You can find me on the beaches when I migrate through Florida in the spring and fall. I’m a cute little plover, with distinct black stripes and orange legs. Enjoy me while I’m here, because I won’t stay for long! Most Likely Found: At the beach When: Migrant Where I've photographed: Fort De Soto, Maine Trip - July 2013 Read more: Piping Plover at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ebird: Piping Plover eBird range |
I have written 8 posts including a photo of a Piping Plover
Piping Plovers Ready to Head North
April 30, 2023 - One species that is getting ready to head home is the Piping Plover.... Next I come across a banded piping plover.... Read more
Spring 2022 Shorebirds on Outback Key
May 8, 2022 - It was a five-plover morning: Piping Plover, Snowy Plover, Semi-palmated Plover, Black-bellied Plover, and Wilson's Plover.... I was surprised to see the piping plovers still hanging out in Florida.... I saw several banded birds that morning: Piping Plover, Red Knot (2), and Snowy Plover.... Read more
Magical Morning at Fort De Soto
May 25, 2021 - I've never seen so many Piping Plovers!... Here's a final Piping Plover to help you wait for my next post...... Read more
A Five-Plover Morning at Fort De Soto
May 19, 2021 - It's been a few years since I've seen a Piping Plover.... Read more
Banded Piping Plover Information
October 23, 2014 - Back in September, I photographed some banded Piping Plovers at Fort De Soto.... It was the first time I'd seen Piping Plovers here in Florida.... Read more
Lifer Snowy Plover at Fort De Soto!
August 31, 2014 - I scored a lifer Snowy Plover on North Beach, along with a bunch of Piping Plovers (two banded).... The Piping Plover is a Florida state bird for me, as I'd only seen them previously in Massachusetts.... I was surprised to see lots of Piping Plovers running around.... Read more
Sandy Point State Reservation, Massachusetts
July 28, 2013 - My objective was Piping Plovers, who nest in the area.... We have Piping Plovers in Florida during migration, but I haven't had such good luck finding them.... On this beach in Massachusetts, nesting cages are placed over the Piping Plover nests.... Read more