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Endangered species 😔.

Piping plover (Charadrius melodus). June 2024.

Little round Piping Plovers hide in plain sight on sandy ocean and lake shores, blending right in with their sandy gray backs. It's not until they scurry down the sand on their orange legs that you're likely to spot these big-eyed shorebirds with a sharp black collar and an orange bill. They nest in soft sand away from the water's edge along the Atlantic Coast, Great Plains, and Great Lakes. They are endangered due to habitat loss, disturbance, and predation. (Source: allaboutbirds.org).

Sony a9ii, 200-600.

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“The Next Generation”. Piping plover (Charadrius melodus) baby. June 2024.

(Status: endangered & threatened). 😔

Hatching and raising a family on the beach isn’t easy, even for well-camouflaged birds with feathers that blend into the landscape. Piping Plovers depend on dynamic, healthy coastal ecosystems. Key challenges to the recovery of this small shorebird include habitat loss from coastal development, disturbances from recreation and motorized vehicles, predator pressures, and climate change. (Source: birdscanada.org).

Sony a9ii, 200-600.

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