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    Between a Rock and a Hard Place – Piping Plover

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    Between a Rock and a Hard Place – Piping Plover
    by Tlow from Dartmouth CA on 29 Jun 2025
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    Tucked behind a stone on a shrinking shore, this precious Piping plover chick (Charadrius melodus) embodies the quiet struggle of an endangered species with fewer than 60 breeding pairs left in all of Nova Scotia. Every hiding place is a fight for survival.

    • Camera: NIKON D850
    • Focal: 500 mm
    • Shutter speed: 0.0005 sec
    • Aperture: f/ 8
    tagged: piping plover trevor lowthers birds nova scotia chicks endangered species rare animal beak bird seagull waterfowl outdoors

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