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| Some of the Snowy Plovers have been banded, this particular lady got her blings as an adult in 2009 in Sanibel. |
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| This little fellow was banded just recently on the East End of Sanibel. |
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| This area of the beach had 8 Snowy Plover, this one is not banded. |
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| Another banded Snowy Plover - this one got its bands last month around the Lighthouse of Sanibel. |
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| My friend Elaine is admiring this beach art which was done on the edge of the roped off area for the Snowy Plovers. |
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| Nearby - a Lesser Black-backed Gull is spotted. |
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| No wonder Sanibel is known as the seashell capital of the world. |
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| Within the shells - treasure can be found such as this Spider crab which looked comical with its two barnacles on its back. |
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| A Red Knot! It liked to hang out with the Willets. |
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| Kites are not my favorite since they look like a predator to the beach birds - but this one, being a sea turtle, I make an exception. |
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| Then we saw some Sanderlings that were also banded.... |
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| the only information I have so far is that Sanderlings are banded in Canada - who knew that they came from my country! Oh Canada! |
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| All in all, I'd say it was a great day revisiting the Snowy Plover - I look forward to another season with the hopes of successful fledglings. |
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