Birds of the Massachusetts Coast

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"Seeking Shelter III" -- The third and last shot of two plover chicks getting under their parent. The second chick to arrive has just emerged; its sibling's legs are visible directly behind it. Piping plover chicks are “precocial”when hatched–that is, they are well-developed and can almost immediately search for food.
Copyright © 2006 John Van de Graaff

"Seeking Shelter III" -- The third and last shot of two plover chicks getting under their parent. The second chick to arrive has just emerged; its sibling's legs are visible directly behind it. Piping plover chicks are “precocial”when hatched–that is, they are well-developed and can almost immediately search for food.

Bird Photographs by John Van de Graaff