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Something's "Bugging" Me! (1 of 2)
This is the first image in a two-frame sequence: This wee four-day-old piping plover had been hunting for insects on the beach when it suddenly stopped and began scratching at its beak. Finally, one last swipe as it flung a tiny bug to the ground. You can see it a little if you zoom in on this first image. The second image is the very next frame, post-extraction. Perhaps that’s one of the hazards of hunting live insects. They're not always cooperative when you're trying to eat them. I had been alone with them, laying as flat and unobtrusive as possible when this one came super close to where I laid. July 11, 2019
Something's "Bugging" Me! (1 of 2)
This is the first image in a two-frame sequence: This wee four-day-old piping plover had been hunting for insects on the beach when it suddenly stopped and began scratching at its beak. Finally, one last swipe as it flung a tiny bug to the ground. You can see it a little if you zoom in on this first image. The second image is the very next frame, post-extraction. Perhaps that’s one of the hazards of hunting live insects. They're not always cooperative when you're trying to eat them. I had been alone with them, laying as flat and unobtrusive as possible when this one came super close to where I laid. July 11, 2019