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#pipingplover — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Another Jones Beach, NY bird last Saturday, an unseasonal Piping Plover. They usually don't return from their winter range in parts south until March or April, but in recent years, as the climate has warmed, a rare few have remained up here all winter. This winter that may have posed a problem for pipers lime this one, as the polar vortex brought weeks of intense cold and major snowfalls. Food became scarce. This Plover was out and about foraging on this first mild day in a while, and seemed to be behaving erratically.

    Piping Plovers are an endangered species due to habit loss and climate change, including rising sea levels. Concerted education and outreach efforts and protection of nesting colonies (often on public beaches) have led to recovery in some places, but overall, numbers continue to decline. The Audubon Society estimates that they stand to lose half their current range by 2050 if global warming continues at its current rate.
    #climatechange #extinction #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #biodiversity #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #shorebirds #peeps #pipingplover

  2. #DailyBird 🤖
    Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), 14th April 2024
    es: Chorlitejo Silbador, fr: Pluvier Siffleur
    IUCN: Near Threatened
    Revere Beach, Revere, Massachusetts
    Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
    Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 + 1.4x teleconverter @ 1120mm, 15% crop, 1/320s, f/14, ISO 250
    #Birds #PipingPlover #PIPL #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages

  3. #DailyBird 🤖
    Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), 14th April 2024
    es: Chorlitejo Silbador, fr: Pluvier Siffleur
    IUCN: Near Threatened
    Revere Beach, Revere, Massachusetts
    Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
    Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 + 1.4x teleconverter @ 1120mm, 15% crop, 1/320s, f/14, ISO 250
    #Birds #PipingPlover #PIPL #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages

  4. Day 25 of #streamink2024 asks what inspires us, and I wish I could give you a meaningful answer for me, but actually I’m just really inspired to paint birds lately because I just think they’re neat. This sweet friend is a piping plover, a little shore bird that hangs out not far from where I lived in Canada.
    Many thanks to Grey twitch.tv/greyschale for the prompt 💙

    #pipingplover #shorebirds #birds #nature #art

  5. Four more plover eggs hatch at the point. The adult carries each of the shells from the nest, and drops one in the calm water where it bobs offshore like a delicate vessel. Four more little creatures dry in the sun.

    #pointTurnstone #pipingPlover

  6. A piping plover in full aggressive mode. This week seems to have had a lot of bird drama in the Rockaways area. The piping plovers, American oystercatchers, and tree swallows were all visibly fighting over nesting spots.

    #pipingplover #shorebirds #plovers #endangeredspecies #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo #jacobriis #breezypoint #nps