Tag: #snowy plover
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2021
Made it! And so did this snowy plover, defenseless and endangered on the beach. Fortunately for the plover it is not the kind of weather that attracts their unwilling enemy: humans. Peace, good health to all.
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Snowy Plover Reprieve
A snowy plover burrows in the sand to nest, often selecting a portion of a beach that may be overrun with people on sunny days. The pandemic has led to the closure of some beaches for a few weeks, a short reprieve for this tiny bird considered to be a threatened species due to its […]
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Favorites…#1
I clicked the shutter countless times this year with most efforts falling into the mediocre zone. But, there were some winners, in my opinion. I’d like to devote the final few posts of the year to my favorites and, perhaps, adding reasons why they favorites over and above the fact that they were in focus. […]
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The Snowy Plover Returns
I didn’t see them at first: tiny birds “hiding” in hollowed out foot prints yesterday at Carmel State Beach. I quietly backed away and took a few shots with a telephoto lens. The snowy plover is on the threatened species list primarily for its nesting habits. The bird likes to nest on beaches, making it […]
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The Struggles of the Snowy Plover
I saw my first snowy plover at Carmel River State Beach this week. These are “threatened” birds, so it stands to reason that my first sighting was a tagged plover–note the orange band on its left leg. The snowy plover loves the sandy coastline as breeding grounds–they often use broken shells to build a nest. […]
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