tehag
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Plover chick
Here's a Wilson's plover chick, newly hatched at the mouth of the Zarragosa estuary. This estuary, at the mouth of the arroyo that separates Loreto
from Colonia Zarragosa, is under siege and may not be fit to produce these in the not-too-distant future. The arroyo itself is being mined for sand
and gravel for construction and paving. The beach it crosses on the way to the Gulf of California is slated to be dissected by an extension of the
malecon. The sand and gravel bar that entraps the estuary and protects the delta from sea erosion, and is where this guy was hatched, is being built
up with material trucked in from farther up the arroyo to better serve recreational users; they are now playing football and parking cars on it. Just
south of Colonia Zarragosa, infrastructure for more seaside development is being constructed. Say goodbye plover?
I spent much of my life in Southern California and have seen first-hand the impact of major upheavals in and around such estuaries. Lately, forces
within that state are discovering the importance of these niches and maybe just beginning to behave accordingly. Where they have spared or at least
mitigated the change thrust upon these bio-treasures, the nearby ocean, the surrounding environment, and, especially, the humans in the neighborhood
are far richer.
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David K
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Cool...
Thanks!
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Welcome little bird and good luck with life
Richard on the Hill
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be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
-- Ambrose Bierce, _The Enlarged Devil\'s Dictionary_
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tehag
Here's a Wilson's plover chick, newly hatched at the mouth of the Zarragosa estuary. This estuary, at the mouth of the arroyo that separates Loreto
from Colonia Zarragosa, is under siege and may not be fit to produce these in the not-too-distant future. The arroyo itself is being mined for sand
and gravel for construction and paving. The beach it crosses on the way to the Gulf of California is slated to be dissected by an extension of the
malecon. The sand and gravel bar that entraps the estuary and protects the delta from sea erosion, and is where this guy was hatched, is being built
up with material trucked in from farther up the arroyo to better serve recreational users; they are now playing football and parking cars on it. Just
south of Colonia Zarragosa, infrastructure for more seaside development is being constructed. Say goodbye plover?
I spent much of my life in Southern California and have seen first-hand the impact of major upheavals in and around such estuaries. Lately, forces
within that state are discovering the importance of these niches and maybe just beginning to behave accordingly. Where they have spared or at least
mitigated the change thrust upon these bio-treasures, the nearby ocean, the surrounding environment, and, especially, the humans in the neighborhood
are far richer. |
Adult Plovers near San Felipe:
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Skipjack Joe
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Isn't that a kildeer, David? Tehag would know.
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tehag
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1000 words
DK, perfect statement made by that picture. Two plovers, probably semipalmated, maybe a pair, standing on a perfect nesting beach; sand, shells, maybe
some gravel, sandwiched between sets of tire tracks. Wow!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tehag
......... sandwiched between sets of tire tracks. |
I'm sorry to say that I missed that when looking at the
photo.
On a positive note, it is good to see that the chick will grow into those legs.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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