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This morning on Nickerson Beach we were lucky enough to witness this. Most of these photos are large crops. I moved in very slowly not wanting to disturb the nesting.
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032517DSC_9991 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
-2 The female takes a seat
032517DSC_9992 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
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032517DSC_9993 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
-4 The male sits down next to his mate while she tries to lay her eggs
032517DSC_0035 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
-5 The male takes a walk
032517DSC_0038 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
-6 and dose a bit of his mating song
032517DSC_0043 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
-7 in a while the male sat back on the beach and is now the farther bird
032517DSC_0045 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
-8 The sun had gone in and they got chilly
032517DSC_0098 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
-9 The female spotts something
032517DSC_0099 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
-10 It's a young male doing a mating dance and approaching the nest
032517DSC_0112 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
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032517DSC_0113 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
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032517DSC_0116 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
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032517DSC_0118 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
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032517DSC_0122 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
-15 While I was following the young male the farther had taken to the air
032517DSC_0144 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
-16 He landed near his mate and they begin doing the mating dance
032517DSC_0148 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
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032517DSC_0150 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
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032517DSC_0149 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
-19 The young male left and mom sat back on her nest
032517DSC_0187 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
-20 Now what?
032517DSC_0213 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
-21 Mom spring up
032517DSC_0225 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
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032517DSC_0224 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
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032517DSC_0228 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
-24 and then starts to walk
032517DSC_0240 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
-25 mom sits back down
032517DSC_0268 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
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032517DSC_0289 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
-27 Mom springs into the air
032517DSC_0302 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
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032517DSC_0304 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
-29 It's the young male again
032517DSC_0311 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr
They all flew far down the back and I did not see them again. It appears to me that a hospital room is a lot easier place to give birth than on the beach.
Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
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