Over the past several months of documenting our Good Harbor Beach Piping Plovers, beginning in March, we have seen a beautiful collection of shorebirds, gulls, hawks, and wading birds. The continuous ebb and flow of replenishing waters at the tidal creek, expansive marsh, and intertidal pools make for a range of rich habitat where birds can find food and shelter. Minnows, sea worms, crabs, tiny mollusks, and a wide variety of other invertebrates provide fuel for hungry travelers as well as summer residents.
Too many photos for one post I just realized and will post heron and egret photos next.
Here are just some of the beauties!
Beautiful, beautiful trio of Dowitchers
Herring Gull eating a Green Crab
Cooper’s Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper
Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Semipalmated Plovers
Killdeer
And of course, Marshmallow and Dad 🙂