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Yes, those birds are basically human commensals -- thriving in urban environments. (Not sandpipers though! I wonder what you meant there?) But being serious --
by da39a3ee 3y ago
Yes, those birds are basically human commensals -- thriving in urban environments. (Not sandpipers though! I wonder what you meant there?) But being serious -- are you familiar with some of the species that you only see if you go to genuine natural habitat? They are beautiful things, it is very rewarding to see them in their natural habitat, and if humans do not preserve natural habitat they will be lost forever.
- HideousKojima 3y ago>Not sandpipers though! I wonder what you meant there? We've got a few blocks of open fields right next to our house and there are several families of sandpipers (or some other sort of curlew I guess?) that nest in the grass. We actually have a huge wild migratory bird refuge about 10 miles away, so we've seen all sorts of bird life.
- da39a3ee 3y agoAh right, Killdeers I'm thinking?
- yareally 3y agoThe shorebird that frequents parking lot islands more than actual ones? It's probably them, unless you're close to the ocean or the great lakes. I saw some rare piping plovers though the other year on Lake Erie. I used to have a love/hate relationship with killdeer, but while on the trip to see the plovers, I saw a killdeer mom and her babies do the most adorable thing. The mom would let out a little "peep" while forging and expect her babies to peep back one at a time. Gave me a new respect for a bird I used to think of as a suburban parking lot nuisance. It was like a bird implementation of the ping protocol https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/rare-northwest-ohio-piping-plover-eggs-hatch-first-time-80-years-maumee-bay-state-park-oregon-nellie-nish-birds/512-09d27773-5136-41a5-a7f4-962d81fba368 https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/rare-northwest-ohio-...