[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This male Wilson's Phalarope was photographed in a small roadside pool at Arapaho NWR in Colorado, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This bright female Wilson's Phalarope was photographed in a small roadside pool at Arapaho NWR in Colorado, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This pair of Wilson's Phalaropes was photographed swimming in a small roadside pool at Arapaho NWR in Colorado, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

These Wilson's Phalaropes in flight were photographed flying over a small roadside pool at Arapaho NWR in Colorado, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This bright female was photographed swimming in a small roadside pool at Arapaho NWR in Colorado, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This American Golden Plover, in full breeding plumage, was photographed on the tundra at Barrow, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1976)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This American Golden-Plover was photographed at the SPI Convention Center boardwalk, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 14, 2011)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This American Golden-Plover was photographed at the SPI Convention Center boardwalk, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 14, 2011)