This was shot up over in Crane Creek/Maggee Friday. The closest I can find in my id guides would be a black-bellied plover, which would make this a very lucky find (and far beyond any luck I was having shooting this weekend).
More precisely, a Black-bellied Plover molting from alternate to breeding plumage. And a pretty good photo, too. This guy belongs in Alaska, staking out a territory about now.
That is kind of what I was thinking about where it should be - certainly not hanging out on Toledo's world renowned beaches of Lake Erie
This image is fairly seriously cropped and a bit soft (the internet goes far to hiding its problems).
Thanks to all who helped with the id - I can at least recognize midwest species in the "I've seen that before but haven't got clue what it is" but this one I knew I had never seen before.
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5 repliesThis was shot up over in Crane Creek/Maggee Friday. The closest I can find in my id guides would be a black-bellied plover, which would make this a very lucky find (and far beyond any luck I was having shooting this weekend).
Alternate plumage is breeding plumage. Non breeding plumage is called basic. Right?
That is kind of what I was thinking about where it should be - certainly not hanging out on Toledo's world renowned beaches of Lake Erie
This image is fairly seriously cropped and a bit soft (the internet goes far to hiding its problems).
Thanks to all who helped with the id - I can at least recognize midwest species in the "I've seen that before but haven't got clue what it is" but this one I knew I had never seen before.