Piping plover

Roger Tory Peterson Institute on Instagram: "Efforts are ramping up in Connecticut, and other coastal regions, to anticipate the breeding season of Piping Plovers and other nesting shorebirds. @rtpinstitute is apart of the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds, a collective effort to help Connecticut’s shorebirds and their habitat. The other great thing about this photo is it will be in our story to screenshot, you can than use it for a phone wallpaper or lock screen, for your @apple…

Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Atlantic Coast of United States and Canada

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Piping plover chick (photo by christopher ciccone)

Only hours-old, our Good Harbor Beach Piping Plover chicks were learning to navigate the varied terrain–climbing mini hummocks, falling into divots, somersaulting, tripping over dried bits of…

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You are what hope looks like to the Piping Plover. The Piping Plover faces a triple threat of human disturbance, coastal development, and climate-change induced rising sea levels. But you can safeguard their hopeful future, and protect all vulnerable birds. This week your gift will be matched up to $15,000. Please give now, when your generosity will have double the bird-saving power. Photo: Lorraine Minns/Audubon Photography Awards