Photography of Birds – Set # 253
Set # 253
Black-bellied Plover
Black-bellied Plover (Winter plumage)
The Black-bellied Plover migrate to winter in coastal areas throughout the world. In the New World they winter from southwest British Columbia and Massachusetts south to Argentina and Chile, in the western Old World from Ireland and southwestern Norway south throughout coastal Africa to South Africa, and in the eastern Old World, from southern Japan south throughout coastal southern Asia and Australia, with a few reaching New Zealand. Most of the migrants to Australia are female. It makes regular non-stop transcontinental flights over Asia, Europe, and North America, but is mostly a rare vagrant on the ground in the interior of continents, only landing occasionally if forced down by severe weather, or to feed on the coast-like shores of very large lakes such as the Great Lakes, where it is a common passage migrant.
Peruvian Booby
Peruvian Booby
H.J. Ruiz - Avian101 
Great to see both these birds today, HJ, and learn interesting info about them. The Black-bellied plover is such a worldly bird, and the Peruvian Booby’s flying skills are impressive. Thank you, my friend.
The Peruvian Booby’s is famous because before the WW1 it made Peru very rich, most countries in the world needed the nitrate to make gun powder and this bird gave them the most concentrated nitrate, urea and phosphorus fertilizer in the world. Even now, 50 Lbs will cost you $100, being the best fertilizer you can get for agriculture. Most small islands in Peru are being mined. (Hundreds of years of sediments) The Incas used this for their crops.
Thank you, Jet for stopping by. 🙂
I really appreciate this interesting info, HJ.
Very interesting birds HJ
Yes, they are! Thank you, Ashley. 🙂
The Booby looks perfectly built to achieve such high speeds – I pity the poor fish that is the target of its dive!
Thank you so much, D. 🙂
Your Peruvian Booby is gorgeous, HJ!
Thank you, Donna. 🙂