Five-Plover Morning at Fort De Soto
June 6, 2023 - ...Fort De Soto is one of the few places where you see see all five types of plover in one morning. Beautiful birds in spiffy breeding plumage! Read more
Wilson’s Plover
 | I’m a quiet little shorebird that you’ll find on the beaches. I breed in central to southern Florida, so watch out for my eggs that blend into the sand. You might think I look similar to my cousins the Piping Plover and Snowy Plover. Look closely at our face and neck markings to distinguish us. Most Likely Found: At the beach When: Year-Round Where I've photographed: Fort De Soto, Matanzas Tern Colony Read more: Wilson’s Plover at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ebird: Wilson’s Plover eBird range |
I have written 14 posts including a photo of a Wilson’s Plover
More Fun from the Least Tern Colony
August 21, 2021 - ...Mid-June images from a Least Tern Colony, where tiny tern chicks were fed, ghost crabs were chased, and a Snowy Plover used his mom for shade Read more
Another Family of Snowy Plovers!
July 19, 2021 - ...Morning spent lying on the sand photographing a Snowy Plover mother and two-week-old chick. I loved it when Mom took the baby under her wing! Read more
A Five-Plover Morning at Fort De Soto
May 19, 2021 - ...A springtime morning at Fort De Soto yielded Piping Plover, Snowy Plover, Semi-palmated Plover, Wilson's Plover, and Black-bellied Plover Read more
An Apple a Day and the Birds will Play!
June 15, 2019 - ...A morning with the Fort De Soto beach birds - Big Red's "drunken sailor" antics, courting Least Terns, and a surprise Whimbrel! Read more
My Turn with the Terns!
June 11, 2016 - ...My first 2016 trip to the Least Tern colony. I hoped for baby terns and got piggy-back rides instead. Read more
Wilson’s Plover Chicks
August 9, 2015 - ...Four Wilson's Plover chicks at the Matanzas Tern Colony challenged me to focus as they ran around the beach like little monkeys Read more
Lifer Snowy Plover at Fort De Soto!
August 31, 2014 - ...I scored my lifer Snowy Plover last week at Fort De Soto, along with several Piping Plovers. It was a four-plover trip! Not bad! Read more
Shorebirds Leaving Florida for the Summer
May 31, 2014 - ...The shorebirds are leaving Florida for their nesting grounds. I photographed some of them in breeding colors at Fort De Soto a few weeks ago Read more
Springtime Bird Photography at Fort De Soto
April 15, 2014 - ...April is my favorite time to visit Fort De Soto in St. Petersburg, Florida. The sandy beaches are beautiful, the spring winds are cool, and my toes get to wiggle in the ocean water as I photograph the birds molting into their breeding plumage. An April visit always has the possibility of a fallout, where […] Read more
Wilson’s Plover Nest
June 9, 2013 - ...On the morning that I photographed sunrise at Washington Oaks, I also made a stop at the Matanzas Tern Colony. In previous years, I’ve spent some very special mornings lying on the sand, watching the Least Terns and their tiny chicks. I was a little worried that the birds would find a new nesting site […] Read more
Least Tern Courtship
May 14, 2012 - ...Ever since my terrific morning photographing the Least Terns at Fort Matanzas last spring, I’ve been counting the days until their return. I couldn’t wait to have more opportunities to photograph these little birds. They return to Florida in the last few weeks of April and begin their courtship behaviors immediately. Their nests are tiny […] Read more
Tern Colony at Matanzas Inlet
May 31, 2011 - ...I’d heard about a Least Tern Colony at Matanzas Inlet. It’s the biggest in Florida, numbering up to 200 nests (and yay for Audubon’s success in closing the beach to vehicles that were running over the nests and chicks!!) Since I was in the neighborhood this morning, I stopped by to check it out. Except […] Read more
Beautiful Morning at Fort De Soto
November 23, 2010 - ...Dyeyo and I visited Fort De Soto this morning. After my last trip there in September, I was looking forward to beaches covered in birds. But the North Beach was almost totally empty! We ran into a nice couple from England who have been vacationing at De Soto for the last month. They said that […] Read more