Plovers at High Tide

Semipalmated Plovers, Marginal Way, Ogunquit, Maine

At high tide the Ogunquit plovers retreat to the rocks.

Semipalmated Plovers, Marginal Way, Ogunquit, Maine

There they stretch and preen and sleep and peer at worm holes in small patches of wet sand.

Semipalmated Plovers, Marginal Way, Ogunquit, Maine

Try to count them all.

Now for a special task count all of these.