A juvenile American golden plover preening on the rocks in Quebec.

American Golden Plover

Venise-en-Québec, Québec

When a young American golden plover on the Canadian side of Lake Champlain started lighting up the rare bird alerts, I spent a few days in the water trying my best to capture it in a unique pose. I didn't realize until I'd seen the images on the computer that the preening shorebird had an unexpected visitor on the rocks with him the whole time! He doesn't seem to know quite what to make of this little beetle who's been watching his every move.

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