{"id":6042,"date":"2012-09-03T06:38:40","date_gmt":"2012-09-03T12:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=6042"},"modified":"2025-06-12T05:53:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T10:53:29","slug":"snowy-plover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/09\/03\/snowy-plover\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowy Plover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-148224 size-full\" title=\"Preening Snowy Plover, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/snowy-plover-mia-mcpherson-2708.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/snowy-plover-mia-mcpherson-2708.jpg\" alt=\"Preening Snowy Plover, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" width=\"800\" height=\"572\" data-id=\"10490\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27572%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20572%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27572%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/snowy-plover-mia-mcpherson-2708-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/snowy-plover-mia-mcpherson-2708-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/snowy-plover-mia-mcpherson-2708-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/snowy-plover-mia-mcpherson-2708-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/snowy-plover-mia-mcpherson-2708-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/snowy-plover-mia-mcpherson-2708.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Snowy Plover &#8211; Nikon D200, handheld, f6.3, 1\/2500, ISO 250, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A simple image of a beautiful Snowy Plover in a rather goofy looking pose. 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