Title

Semipalmated Plover

Caption

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) adult, breeding plumage, performing 'broken wing' distraction display near nest, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Date

Jun 14, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Ignacio Yufera

Reference

BRK22F49_112

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.9Mb (18.0Mb) / 17.7in x 11.8in / 5315 x 3545 (300dpi)

Keywords

American Aves Bird Birds Charadriiformes Charadrius Charadrius semipalmatus Nunavut Semipalmated plover adult adult animal adult animals alternate plumage animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour bird photography bird's nest bird-nest birds' nests breed breeding area breeding dress breeding ground breeding grounds breeding plumage breeding season breeding site breeding time defence defend defending defense display displays fauna habitat incubate incubating information mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat nest nesting nesting site nesting sites nests nuptial plumage out outdoor outdoors outside rutting season social behavior social behaviour social behaviours summer summery wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography Canada Charadriid Charadriidae Charadriids breeding breedings shorebird wader wading bird wading birds Canadian North America America