Piping Plover Little Miss Sunshine

A banded piping plover facing right on a gravel and sand beach backed by a gentle oncoming wave. The graphic reads “Little Miss Sunshine†with a sun Danny Devito's face in the upper left of the image and a stylized prickly pear cactus in the lower right. Four cylinders representing this bird’s band combination are in the upper left: light blue over dark green on the left and yellow over yellow on the right.
Photo By/Credit
Erin Betancourt/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
03/21/2025
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
A banded piping plover facing right on a gravel and sand beach backed by a gentle oncoming wave. The graphic reads “Little Miss Sunshine� with a sun featuring Danny Devito's face in the upper left of the image and a stylized prickly pear cactus in the lower right. Four cylinders representing this bird’s band combination are in the upper left: light blue over dark green on the left and yellow over yellow on the right.