Title

American golden plover

Caption

American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica), American Golden Plover, Animals, Birds, Waders, American Golden Plover adult male, breeding plumage, performing 'broken wing' distraction display near nest, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Date

Dec 13, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Ignacio Yufera

Reference

BRK22G49_282

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,8Mb (1,5Mb) / 11,8in x 17,7in / 3540 x 5315 (300dpi)

Keywords

American American golden plover Aves Bird Birds Charadriiformes Defensive attitude Nunavut Pluvialis Pluvialis dominica 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 breeding area breeding dress breeding ground breeding grounds breeding plumage breeding season breeding site breeding time courting courting seasons courtship courtship display courtship season courtshiping defence defend defending defense display displaying displays fauna habitat information male males mating 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 perform the courtship display rutting season social behavior social behaviour social behaviours summer summery wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography woo Canada Charadriid Charadriidae Charadriids breeding breedings courtship behavior courtship behaviors courtship behaviour defenses display behaviour imprinting overawing shorebird wader wading bird wading birds Canadian North America protect protecting protective America