ocr: DEFENSE Ringed Plover HIS SMALL WADER: feeds T along the shoreline. It is easy to see when it runs across the sand, but its white and gray-brown plumage makes it very difficult to spot among the pebbles where it nests. The plover's camoutlaged young instinctively crouch down whenever gulls or other large birds fly nearby. HIDDEN FACE Brightly marked face cannot be seen by birds of prey flying overhead
