Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Piping Plover Chicks

1. plover chick-kab Piping Plover chick on Plum Island 6-26-14

On a recent visit to Plum Island in Massachusetts I was able to see Piping Plover chicks for the first time in my life! I have often admired other people’s photos of them, but you have to see them for yourself to realize just how small they are! They are a threatened species and great care is taken to protect them and their nesting sites. These tiny birds were seen down at the tip of Plum island at the Sandy Point State Reservation. The photos are a bit fuzzy because I did not want to get too close. The parents were already upset by a patrolling Great Black-backed Gull, which would gobble them up in a heartbeat! Thankfully, that did not happen while we were there!

2. somewhere out there-kab Can you see the baby on the beach?

3. momma and chick-kab Momma Plover and chick (chick is on the left)

4. pappa-kab Papa Plover flying and piping his alarm call!

 

5. big feet-kab Baby Plover uses those big feet to run to safety!

6. momma and chick-kab Such small birds in such a BIG WORLD!

While I did not get the amazing shot of the chicks hiding beneath the mother’s wings that Chris Rohrer did, I still got some cute shots and was so pleased to see these birds and show this place to my friends! Click the links below to see more posts related to this subject:

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11 comments:

  1. KaHollyJuly 30, 2014 at 2:01 PM

    You surely took some awesome pictures, Kathie!! They are so very cute.

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    1. Margaret Birding For PleasureJuly 30, 2014 at 2:11 PM

      They are so tiny and cute. Balls of fluff! I have a baby Ringed Plover on my post for WBW you might like to see that.

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    2. Kathie BrownJuly 30, 2014 at 3:41 PM

      Karen, they were so adorable I almost couldn't stand it!

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    3. Kathie BrownJuly 30, 2014 at 3:42 PM

      Margaret, thank you!

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  2. KathrynJuly 30, 2014 at 3:32 PM

    Those big feet are so cute!

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  3. eileeninmdJuly 30, 2014 at 7:24 PM

    Kathie, adorable photos of the Plover chicks!

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    1. Kathie BrownJuly 31, 2014 at 10:18 AM

      Thanks Eileen! They were so much fun to watch!

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  4. RohrerbotJuly 31, 2014 at 5:48 PM

    I loved this experience. They are incredible birds. So glad you took us here! Thank you!

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  5. GaelynJuly 31, 2014 at 10:30 PM

    The little chick is just so adorable. And Chris' photos under the wing were wonderful. So glad you all had such a wonderful birding time.

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  6. LarryAugust 1, 2014 at 8:21 PM

    Adorable! You used good restraint in resisting the temptation to move in too close!

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Welcome to my nest! I hope you will enjoy spending time here with me and the birds. Thank you for your comments. I will try to get back to you as soon as I get back from counting more birds.

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