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Snowy Plovers are hatching in the Florida Panhandle

Snowy Plover Chick Florida Panhandle

                                                                                  Photo Raya Pruner ©

Some 250 pairs of snowy plovers breed each year on the beaches of Florida’s Panhandle.

Snowy Plover mother and chicks Florida panhandle beaches

                                                                                  Photo Raya Pruner ©

Snowy Plover chicks are up and running within hours of hatching, and capable of walking 5 kilometers within a week or two. They are very vulnerable to ghost crabs and more than half the chicks die in the first week.

Snowy Plover ephemeral pools Panhandle Florida

                                                                                 Photo Raya Pruner ©

Snowy plovers prefer to nest near isolated ephemeral tidal pools along the coast because these pools provide plenty of food for both the adults and young.

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