An American Oystercatcher Chick
Jonathan Hoiles Jonathan Hoiles

An American Oystercatcher Chick

For the past couple of weeks I have been seeing photos on Facebook of American Oystercatcher chicks at Fort De Soto Park. This weekend I finally had time to run down to De Soto to see these chicks for myself. I wasn’t the only one.

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She Almost Ran Over This Baby Bird
Jonathan Hoiles Jonathan Hoiles

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!

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