A red-capped plover chick, Charadrius ruficapillus, adopting a camouflaged position that helps it avoid detection by predators such as gulls and crows.
This is the English translation of the Picture of the day description page from 31 October 2008.
A red-capped plover chick, Charadrius ruficapillus, adopting a camouflaged position that helps it avoid detection by predators such as gulls and crows.