Piping Plover: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, June 2025 — There are probably more Piping Plover pairs on our local beach than I have seen. They tend to be illusive and blend in well with the environment. Which is a good thing, all things considered. It is how they have survived this long, though as the density of humans, and their dogs and litter, has increased along the coast-line, survival has become harder. Which is why they are now protected, and why the upper edgers of the beach, above high tide line and up against the beach rose, where they nest, is roped off on most beaches in Southern Maine right now. I ask, as always, that you give them space. This is a long telephoto shot, and cropped to fill the frame. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.