Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) in breeding season on a pebble beach in the Cotentin, Manche, Normandy, France

charadrius hiaticula spring sunset adult alone pebble posing profile shot overview backlighting temperate sea manche 50 english channel bridal livery evening pebble beache migratory species charadrius june common ringed plover charadrius hiaticula flare nobody sunsets adults single lonely only solo one lone pebbles posed pose settlings settling profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view overviews global sight global sights full length backlightings backlit temperate seas temperate ocean temperate oceans bridal coat bridal plumage bridal coats bridal plumages bridal liveries breeding coat breeding coats breeding liveries breeding livery mating coat mating coats mating liveries mating livery day fall nightfall late afternoon pebble beaches least concern species with nobody temperate season seasons ambiance sun space stage of development individual enumeration mineral matter matter substance shot light effect sea marine area area basse normandie normandie france european union europe north atlantic ocean atlantic ocean world sea and ocean livery morphology zoology morphology organism twilight pebble shore strand species particularity species charadriidae charadriiformes aves sauropsida tetrapoda tetrapodomorpha rhipidistia sarcopterygii euteleostomi gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota low risk plover gravelot small wading shore bird bird sauropsid vertebrate chordate wild animal animal