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Black Skimmer Chicks
Black Skimmer chicks are hatching! Prepare yourself for cuteness overload.
Not Today Ghost Crab!
While photographing Least Terns in St. Augustine I observed a ghost crab (also called sand crabs) raiding Least Tern nests. The crab would go from nest to nest, I suppose in search of eggs or chicks, but fortunately for the birds it was too early in the season for the crab to have any luck.
She Almost Ran Over This Baby Bird
Shore birds like the Wilson’s Plover nest in scrapes in the sand near sand dunes. That’s where I recently found some 2-3 day old Wilson Plover chicks out exploring the beach - and saved them from getting run over!
Slow Day at Fort DeSoto Park
Sometimes there are slow photography days. All nature photographers have them. So it was for me at Fort DeSoto.