OYSTER-CATCHER SURVIVAL

OYSTER-CATCHER SURVIVAL

OYSTERCATCHERS ON BLOUBERG BEACH

Ploverbeach we called it, the stretch of beach between Blouberg beach and the old Horse trails. A pair of Oystercatchers were struggling to hold onto their breeding territory while the area became popular with holidaymakers and new residents who moved into the area.

Ploverbeach

Ploverbeach

Friday, February 19, 2010

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13-02-2010




The birds wait in the distance for peace to return.
I was happy to see the male joining the alarmed female.   I do not know where he came from, but as soon as the female returned to the nest, he flew away over the sea towards distant rocks.


This is not the way the birds behaved in the past.   The male used to run away from the nest to draw people away.

The terrain does not make this an option.

It is as if these birds are breaking all rules to try and hatch their chicks.

We should all be ashamed if they do not succeed.

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