The slow season is approaching. The weather forecast is awful the next week too and of course the World Cup is on (Germany-ha!)................
The Kentish Plovers were on their beach last Monday.
There were 3 pairs actually (plus a Little-ringed Plover nearby too). We found 2 chicks.
They crouch motionless at avoid predation (but I wonder how many get trodden on: the beach is popular with fishermen).
We left soon after snapping a few photos and when we were a safe distance away the parents called and the chicks got up and scurried away...........
The adults also use the old plover trick of faking a broken wing to distract would-be predators..............
Nice to have such a bird breeding on the local beaches, although the adults are tricky to photograph in such bright light............even when they stay still for a second or two.
I hope the little guys survive.
ReplyDeleteThe parents seem to be doing their jobs very well at least..........
DeleteI worry about the few ringed Plovers we have left. Continual disturbance. Yes, enjoyed one result, not the other.
ReplyDeleteI think I would have taken England's situation now had it been offered at the start of the tournament. I would have played a full strength team against Belgium and said f**k it let's see what happens in the knock-out stages. Part of me is glad we avoided Japan: if we lost that I'd never live it down.
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