Snowy plovers are only 6.25 inches tall. They are not a large bird and are easy to overlook as they blend into the beach.
I found this one yesterday on the Texas City Dike in Texas City, Texas. (Is that enough Texas’ for you?). I was walking along the shore and carrying the Canon R6 with the 100-500mm RF lens and 1.4x extender.
The bird let me get fairly close and even let me crouch down a few times.
The camera kept focus no matter how quickly the bird scurried along the beach.
All were shot with Aperture Priority, f10, shutter speed 2000, ISO 800, wide zone auto focus.
Kathy Adams Clark 