![Snowy Plover Chick Florida Panhandle](images/snowyploverchick463.jpg)
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](images/snowyPloverFandChicks463.jpg)
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](images/Snowyploverephemeralpools463.jpg)
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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