Black-bellied Plover	(Pluvialis squatarola)
Photographed in Captiva Beach, Fort Myers, Florida by Jim Rosso	The top picture shows winter plumage and shows the black axillaries (wingpits). The bird in the bottom picture has stuck its beak totally into the sand.
	Charadriiformes	Natural History Notes

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