Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Piping Plover

 
Original - Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) -- Sauble Beach, Ontario, Canada
Reason
A valuable image of threatened bird species with very good technical quality. Original info from photographer: The Piping Plover is an endangered species in Ontario. This individual was photographed on a public beach in Sauble Beach, Ontario, one of about three known nesting attempts within Ontario in 2008. At this location, the nest is enclosed in a wire cage, and a 50m x 50m area of the beach is temporarily closed. The birds, and their chicks, are closely monitored by volunteers 24/7
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Piping Plover
Creator
Mdf

Promoted Image:Charadrius-melodus-004 edit.jpg MER-C 06:47, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]