Typically a very shy bird around here. There is a flock of about 50 to 60 wintering in our Island but they are really hard to approach. I tried my best over the weekend but they still all flew away, so I gave up and started to photographed other less skittish birds (Stilts, Heron etc.) and before I knew it I was surrounded by about 10 or these Black-bellied Plovers, I had ton of opportunity with different background and even portrait shots from a few that got really close.
D750 | 300mm f2.8 w/ 2x TC | 1/640s | f/8 | Auto ISO 450