Description
No Nest Like Dad
With the Atlantic breeze ruffling his feathers, a tiny piping plover chick (Charadrius melodus) makes a beeline for Dad’s cozy embrace. Why build a nest when you can be one? This patient piping plover father offers sanctuary to his chick—part parenting, part survival, all love. On Nova Scotia’s fragile shores, moments like these are as vital as they are vanishing. Endangered but enduring, the species carries on one chick at a time. I love the full story being told with the wave crashing in the background.
Taken By
Trevor Lowthers
Taken On
June 29, 2025
Tagged
piping
plover
trevor
lowthers
birds
nova
scotia
chicks
endangered
species
rare
animal
beak
bird
outdoors
sand
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Focal:
500
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Lens Model:
200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
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Shutter speed:
0.0008
sec
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Aperture: f/
7.1
