Piping Plover foraging along shoreline, Fort De Soto Park, Florida

North Beach, Fort De Soto Park, Tierra Verde, Pinellas County, Florida, USA (March 2020)

This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Paul Hobson and Stan Tekiela.

Status is classified as Near Threatened. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus / Internet Bird Collection
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Piping Plover Charadrius melodus

Shooting Time 08:35
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 8.0
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 640

Latitude 27 38 36.7 N
Longitude 82 44 38.6 W
Altitude 12.00m