Black-bellied Plover

Before I got into birding, I didn't know that many birds plumage change colors when they are in breeding mode. The Black-bellied Plover is one of those. In this video that I took on Lido Key, Florida you can see the non-breeding and breeding plumage's of this cool bird. This bird can be seen in most of the world. 

 

Some people confuse the Ruddy Turnstone (below) with the Black-bellied Plover./p/9XxMf1

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I am an award winning filmmaker. Many of my short films have been shown in film festivals all over the Untied States. Several of my bird videos have been used on TV shows in the United States and Canada. 

I went to California State University, Northridge and majored in TV and film production. I grew up in Hollywood, California and made super8 films with Frank Darabont who wrote and directed "The Shawshank Redemption" and created "The Walking Dead" for TV. Also, working on the super8 movies was my friend Greg Melton who is the Production Designer on "Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.".

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