016 - The dead bird

 

13-02-2010

We did not see the Oystercatcher as we approached the beach from Horsetrails

My heart sank, especially when I saw a dead black bird next to the path.
We saw the female on the nest and I went to the man in the nearby dune and asked him if he saw the male.
He said he did.   It comes out when the nest is threatened.

He said a woman with five dogs walked over the nest earlier.  People just do not seem to care.