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Snowy Plover eggs

Charadrius alexandrinus

Photo by ceherzog
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Field Notes

Description:

Small shorebird 6 1/4" an imperiled species on the Gulf Coast. Eggs, bird on nest, adult

Habitat:

On Siesta Beach, Sarasota FL
The pic one eggs have been abandoned ...either something happened to the hen or she gave up as she didn't seem to have a male to help her attend the nest. Pic 2 is an active nest

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
ceherzog
I have to think the Snowy Plover added those shell fragments because the beach is pretty much "Sugar" sand.
JenKnight
love the contrast between the jagged, white shell fragments and the smooth speckled eggs

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Birds of the Southeast U.S.
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Birds of the World
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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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Shorebirds of the Gulf Coast
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PublishedMay 8, 2013

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