Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Photo of Grey/Black-bellied Plover, in the background, just starting moult into non-breeding plumage. The one in the foreground has almost completed the moult with only a few black feathers remaining.
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Photographer: © Ian Montgomery
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Location: Khor al-Beida Dubai UAE
Date & Time: 16/9/14 9:19:05 PM
Original size (pixels): width 1200, height 900
Aperture: f5.0
Shutter Speed: 1/2500 sec
Focal Length: 500.0 mm
This species is called the Grey Plover in the British Isles and Australasia and the Black-bellied Plover in North America.
Gallery revised on Wednesday, 13 January 2016