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Index of Subjects Very nice photos of a beautiful little bird. thanks for posting the link. Marg Millard, White Point, Queens. http://margmillard.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hans Toom" <Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca> To: "Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 2:38 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Martinique Beach's Piping Plovers(13) >I took a stroll yesterday at Martinique Beach, Martinique Beach Provincial >Park, taking advantage of a gorgeous spring morning. I took a lot of >photos so in today's gallery I've interspersed beach shots for the benefit >of the folks that have never visited this place before to see the >endangered Piping Plover in one of their premier nesting areas. > > I counted nine Piping Plovers going down the beach toward the morning sun > and thirteen Piping Plovers coming back. The plovers were in three > distinct groups, a small group of three before the first headland, that's > where the rocky outcrop stands offshore, a group of six at the primary > nesting area just past the first headland and another group of four about > 500 metres before the beach ends. > > There was a lot of displaying going on which was amusing to watch. > > Hans > > http://www.pbase.com/snahmoot/image/111597208/large > _________________________________ > Hans Toom > Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada > Website: http://hanstoom.com > _________________________________ >
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