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MikeF

Mama Piping Plover on her nest, today, at the Plover Project and Black Birders walk at the Arverne East Nature Preserve (Far Rockaway). Also, another Plover crossing the Boardwalk and a Least Tern. Both species are considered endangered.

Arverne East is a new 30+ acre preserve, administered by the NYC Parks Department and assisted by the Littoral Society, running from Beach 44th St. to Beach 56th St. on the beach side of the Rockaways. Although I didn't take many pictures, on today's visit I counted 24 bird species (most in the brushy "maritime woodland area") and 2 marine mammals, a Humpbacked Whale (I didn't see this one) and a Bottlenose Dolphin (or 2).

Mother Piping Plover sitting on her nest, one egg partially visible. The smallest of the Plovers, Piping Plovers with their pale gray, white and black plumage are superbly camouflaged against their sandy environment.
Piping Plover crossing a concrete boardwalk.
Least Tern standing on a pebbly sand beach. One of the smallest Terns, the least Tern is pale gray above and white below with a black cap, except for a white triangle between the eyes and base of the bill.
#nature#NaturePhotography#birds
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MikeF

Happy #WorldBiodiversityDay !

Clapper Rail at the Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside, NY, 5/10. Sometimes called a "marsh hen," this salt-marsh dweller glides effortlessly through dense vegetation, helped by its laterally compressed body profile. As with other salt-marsh species, this species is threatened by encroaching development, climate change and pollution.
#nature #NaturePhotography #birds #Wildlife #naturecommunity #BirdsOfMastodon #birdphotography #birding #biodiversity

"Clapper Rails are chickenlike marsh birds with stout bills and stubby tails. They are noticeably larger than similarly shaped Virginia Rails... Clapper Rails have a gray face; light-colored head, neck, and breast; a darker back; and barred sides and belly. Underparts vary from gray to dull cinnamon. The bill is orange, while legs are light yellow or pink (when not covered with mud)." (AllAboutBirds).
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