{"id":21568,"date":"2025-09-13T09:29:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T13:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=21568"},"modified":"2025-09-13T09:29:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T13:29:57","slug":"semi-palmated-plover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=21568","title":{"rendered":"Semi-palmated Plover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/psnp.info\\\/p4td_\\\/?p=21568\"}'   class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"21565\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=21565\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dsc00003.jpg?fit=2000%2C1737&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1737\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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class=\"wp-image-21567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dsc00014.jpg?resize=1024%2C726&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dsc00014.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dsc00014.jpg?resize=768%2C544&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dsc00014.jpg?resize=1536%2C1088&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dsc00014.jpg?resize=904%2C640&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dsc00014.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dsc00014.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Semi-palmated Plover: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, September 2025 \u2014 I have been looking for the Semi-palmated Plovers which generally come through our local York County beaches in late August for several weeks now. I finally found some, a good number actually, way down the end of a long beach were only the most dedicated walkers go. They are such perky little birds. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. 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I finally found some, a good number actually, way down the end of a long beach were only the most dedicated walkers go. 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