Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A handful of Semipalmated Plovers (Charadrius semipalmatus) move along mud flats at Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary, in Port Bolivar, TX, USA, picking insects to eat as they go. One stops to bathe in a shallow pool. As it approaches time to leave, they seem to start to call to each other, and as one takes off, the rest follow.
A handful of Semipalmated Plovers (Charadrius semipalmatus) move along mud flats at Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary, in Port Bolivar, TX, USA, picking insects to eat as they go. One stops to bathe in a shallow pool. As it approaches time to leave, they seem to start to call to each other, and as one takes off, the rest follow.
