Semipalmated Plover

Not a Killdeer, but a very cute close cousin!

   17 May 2024
   ILCE-7RM5
   1/1250s    f/9   400mm   ISO 500
A Semipalmated Plover -- a small shorebird with brown wings and back, white chest, and a sharp black neck band -- is standing on a muddy shore surrounded by green gunk and debris