The nesting season of the threatened western snowy
plover runs from March through September and coincides with the period of greatest human beach use, Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Encountering a mass of the flies on the beach,
a plover runs through the cloud of insects with its mouth open, snapping at them to catch them in mid-air.
Not exact matches
Snowy
plovers are primarily visual foragers, using the
run - stop - peck method of feeding.
Feeding Snowy
plovers are primarily visual foragers, using the
run - stop - peck method of feeding.