I added a 500mm as a manual focus lens two winters ago and an EF version this winter via the resale market. And now the father of Chicago's premier bird couple has died. Details to follow.
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(Not happening for me to just to look at one thing in a blue moon. Bye.)
MadMikeOne
Loc: So. NJ Shore - a bit west of Atlantic City
Thank you, Paul. I was able to view the article without a paywall getting in my way.
Our Piping Plover population here in NJ has been improving year over year. They are such adorable, endearing little birds.
I was able to see the story from this link. It's true, though, that newspapers tend to be behind a pay-wall. The news feed I get on my phone often contains articles from the NY Times and the Washington Post, just to name two of many. I'm not inclined to subscribe to any of these sources just to read articles that often end up being picked up by other news sources.
Cute little birds they are.
MadMikeOne
Loc: So. NJ Shore - a bit west of Atlantic City
lukevaliant wrote:
cool i"m in jersey too
A BIG oops! Actually, I misspoke. After doing a bit of research, I found that the number of nesting pairs of Piping Plovers have been declining in NJ in recent years.
47greyfox
Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range
I was able to read from the first post. But…paywalls are a fact of life else “shutting down” will eventually be the result. As for the Plover, I’m curious what was its demise. Gasping and dying sounds like a toxic, maybe. Cute bird, I can see why people could get attached.
As of this morning, 05/14/22, Monty was indeed found dead at the beach. His body was taken to Lincoln Park Zoo to determine cause of death. His mate Rose has not been seen yet ths year. She resides in Florida in the winter while Monty spends winter in Texas. They usually arrive at different times at the beach. Because of the bad weather between here and Florida there is concern about her. If she does not show up by breeding season it may be a good chance she did not survive either.
Piping plovers are listed as an endangered species in Maine, and nesting sites are are fenced and signed in the spring to protect the breeding population and hopefully increase their numbers.
Apparently there are only about 60 nesting pairs on the shores of Lakes Superior and Michigan, as opposed to 2,000 pairs along rivers and wetlands in the Great Plains and another 2,000 along the Atlantic coast.
https://www.maine.gov/ifw/docs/endangered/PipingPlover_40_41_2011.pdf
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