On the beach this morning: a (seeming giant) Spur-winged Plover next to a (truly small) Black-fronted Dotterel. 🐦
Plover: Length: 38 cm; Weight: 350 - 370 grams
Dotterel: Length: 16 - 18 cm; Weight: 30 - 35 grams
Miraz Jordan @crossingthethreshold It was so interesting to see them together. Yet the plover isn't a specially big bird.
David Johnson We have a species of Plover who migrates from Alaska to Hawaii each year. It is quite an incredible journey for such a slight bird. They are very friendly, always walking around our front lawn looking for bugs.