Ft. Myers Beach is on the western side of Florida. Karen and I have been there a number of times over the past ten years and this was my first time seeing the Wilson's Plover and the Piping Plover. I only had to walk five minutes to get to the beach to photograph the plovers. It is a great opportunity to sit on the beach and watch how the shorebirds spend their time. The sleeping Black-bellied Plovers demonstrate one of the secrets to wildlife photography: you get your best shots when the subjects are relaxed; relaxed enough to take a nap.