[NatureNS] Piping Plover

From: "Paul Murray" <murraypaul@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 21:04:49 -0300
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August 9, 2008

I took several photos of one of the Piping Plovers at Conrad beach this =
evening (thanks for the heads up Elizabeth) and I noted that the bird =
has some sort of growth on its bill and also on both legs.   Over the =
years I have taken a few hundred pictures of Piping Plovers and I have =
never observed this feature before.  Maybe someone in the audience has =
seen this.  I am very interested in knowing what it is and if it is a =
"normal" occurrence.  It appears to me to be some sort of fungus or =
similar.  It completely covers the bill and legs and there is thus no =
evidence of the normal orange/yellow colured legs or black and orange in =
the bill.

A picture (40D-5602) of this piping plover is available in my online =
gallery at the following link.

http://scranlocker.smugmug.com/gallery/5532263_vDMmi

I also noted several hundred Semi-palmated Plovers and 20 - 30 =
Sanderlings on the west end of the beachl.  When I left at 19:30 all =
were settling in for the night amongst the kelp and seaweed on the =
shore.

Paul Murray
Dartmouth
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>August 9, 2008</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I took several photos of one of the Piping Plovers =
at Conrad=20
beach this evening (thanks for the heads up Elizabeth) and I noted that =
the bird=20
has some sort of growth on its&nbsp;bill and also on both =
legs.&nbsp;&nbsp; Over=20
the years I have taken a few hundred pictures of Piping Plovers and I =
have never=20
observed this feature before.&nbsp; Maybe someone in the audience has =
seen=20
this.&nbsp; I&nbsp;am very interested in knowing what it is and if it is =
a=20
"normal" occurrence.&nbsp; It appears to me to be some sort of fungus or =

similar.&nbsp; It completely covers the bill and legs and there is thus =
no=20
evidence of the normal&nbsp;orange/yellow colured legs or black and =
orange in=20
the bill.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>A picture (40D-5602) of this piping plover is =
available in my=20
online gallery at the following link.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A=20
href=3D"http://scranlocker.smugmug.com/gallery/5532263_vDMmi">http://scra=
nlocker.smugmug.com/gallery/5532263_vDMmi</A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I also noted several hundred Semi-palmated Plovers =
and 20 - 30=20
Sanderlings&nbsp;on the west end of the beachl.&nbsp; When I left at =
19:30 all=20
were settling in for the night amongst the kelp and seaweed on the=20
shore.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Paul Murray</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Dartmouth</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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