tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-561834473199644712024-03-12T17:35:16.363-07:00PloverbeachPlovers and other sea birds at Ploverbeach near Big Bay, Cape Town.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-11480643457194966942015-07-17T15:12:00.001-07:002015-07-17T15:12:33.420-07:00We moved from Cape Town in 2010 and are no longer able to report on the fate of the birds.<br />
The idea behind this blog was to make people aware that they share the earth with other creatures.<br />
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-fronted_plover" target="_blank">To find out more about these birds follow this link</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.google.ca/search?q=white-fronted+plover&biw=1366&bih=587&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAWoVChMIz9j4u5fjxgIVRrwUCh3dIg8H" target="_blank">Photo Album from Google</a>rose whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682180123429609801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-21477301510522969912010-05-01T13:02:00.000-07:002010-05-01T13:02:33.801-07:00Man and bird share the same beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/S9yIPjpnfgI/AAAAAAAABgA/C-Bfp7Wsqew/s1600/PLOVER_5427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/S9yIPjpnfgI/AAAAAAAABgA/C-Bfp7Wsqew/s320/PLOVER_5427.JPG" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-85806759667012697132010-05-01T12:56:00.000-07:002010-05-01T12:56:27.864-07:00White-fronted Plovers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/S9yESaPmpEI/AAAAAAAABfg/BguIjXSnhZ0/s1600/PLOVER5430C.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/S9yESaPmpEI/AAAAAAAABfg/BguIjXSnhZ0/s320/PLOVER5430C.JPG" /></a></div>We saw hardly any bird footprints on the beach this morning. Perhaps they are deeper in the bush or perhaps moved to another beach for the winter.<br />
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A few weeks ago the beach was still full of footprints.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/S9yGkw-gOUI/AAAAAAAABfw/pZrE1tkVs0Q/s1600/PLOVER_5428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/S9yGkw-gOUI/AAAAAAAABfw/pZrE1tkVs0Q/s320/PLOVER_5428.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/S9yG506uwNI/AAAAAAAABf4/akd6mYIlC8I/s1600/PLOVER_5425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/S9yG506uwNI/AAAAAAAABf4/akd6mYIlC8I/s320/PLOVER_5425.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/S9yGacMhQyI/AAAAAAAABfo/Wg8j90yMCOs/s1600/PLOVER+542E.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/S9yGacMhQyI/AAAAAAAABfo/Wg8j90yMCOs/s320/PLOVER+542E.JPG" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-67671296323973519232010-05-01T12:40:00.000-07:002010-05-01T12:42:20.185-07:00Arriving on Ploverbeach, via Horse Trails.We met a very friendly man and six friendly dogs coming up the path from Horse Trails.<br />
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Robben Island can be seen in the back ground.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/S9yDW7KNepI/AAAAAAAABfY/piC5IBvi5sY/s1600/PLOVER_8036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/S9yDW7KNepI/AAAAAAAABfY/piC5IBvi5sY/s320/PLOVER_8036.JPG" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-49687247991624987732009-11-29T12:09:00.001-08:002009-11-29T12:15:52.594-08:00Beach Cleaning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SxLVo-H_rLI/AAAAAAAABCk/CI7BtnCc1ko/s1600/plover_4959.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SxLVo-H_rLI/AAAAAAAABCk/CI7BtnCc1ko/s400/plover_4959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409621002273402034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Blouberg beach received ‘blue-flag’ status.<br /><br />That means that the beach will need to be kept clean.<br /><br />Every year workers are sent to clear the beach from debris and litter;<br />In order to do this they walk over the nesting area of the Plovers and Oystercatchers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-762872070302248602009-09-05T11:18:00.000-07:002009-09-05T11:29:54.957-07:00Bad weather is good weather for plovers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SqKsADAA1fI/AAAAAAAABBk/3FEj_Q1MY2Y/s1600-h/plover_4779.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SqKsADAA1fI/AAAAAAAABBk/3FEj_Q1MY2Y/s400/plover_4779.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378050021839132146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It is rainy and cold. The Horse-trails (Ploverbeach) plovers were frolicking undisturbed on the waters edge.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SqKr3xW3oLI/AAAAAAAABBc/ZSzbcUyZQ5Y/s1600-h/plover_4778.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 164px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SqKr3xW3oLI/AAAAAAAABBc/ZSzbcUyZQ5Y/s400/plover_4778.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378049879664206002" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-76582348120705767952009-07-25T11:58:00.000-07:002009-07-25T12:04:27.970-07:00footprints remain as silent witnessesPhotograph: Footprints of plover and dog crossing paths.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SmtWfzZYYYI/AAAAAAAAA_U/LeIaVjq9G8c/s1600-h/footprits+_1148.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 303px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SmtWfzZYYYI/AAAAAAAAA_U/LeIaVjq9G8c/s320/footprits+_1148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362474885687304578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />25-07-2009<br /><br />We only saw one pair of Plovers on the beach today.<br />I could hear some alarm calls from the nearby vegetation.<br />Their footprints remain as silent witnesses of the confrontation between these little birds and other beach goers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SmtWNm6PpnI/AAAAAAAAA_M/x4qi52LO1VQ/s1600-h/plover+a+4274.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SmtWNm6PpnI/AAAAAAAAA_M/x4qi52LO1VQ/s320/plover+a+4274.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362474573097838194" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-86975479821221076782009-07-11T12:09:00.001-07:002009-07-11T12:11:11.416-07:00Plovers under foot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SljjrEt29BI/AAAAAAAAA8A/NW99h1uLCUM/s1600-h/plover_4016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SljjrEt29BI/AAAAAAAAA8A/NW99h1uLCUM/s320/plover_4016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357282085897171986" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-10125286434021042092009-07-05T13:23:00.000-07:002009-07-11T12:05:44.927-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SlEL2BsB4ZI/AAAAAAAAA5E/0SZy3MGdupk/s1600-h/info+board_0394.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SlEL2BsB4ZI/AAAAAAAAA5E/0SZy3MGdupk/s400/info+board_0394.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355074454714179986" border="0" /></a><br />This is the information board at the entrance of "Horse Trails" which is the main entrance to Ploverbeach.<br /><br />There is no mention of the Plovers and Oystercatchers that lives on this beach.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-17956548839310679382009-07-05T13:15:00.000-07:002009-07-05T13:19:23.746-07:00Where to go?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SlEKKdqNcJI/AAAAAAAAA48/-S_yYvxBZyI/s1600-h/plover+feet88.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SlEKKdqNcJI/AAAAAAAAA48/-S_yYvxBZyI/s320/plover+feet88.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355072606796869778" border="0" /></a><br />I am tired of running away from these humans and their dogs!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-60473925028564497552009-07-05T12:35:00.000-07:002009-07-05T12:43:39.236-07:00Ploverbeach (Horsr trails) 1-7-2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SlEA9yLOflI/AAAAAAAAA4s/b1OzyFoUfCU/s1600-h/PLOVERS_3937.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 167px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SlEA9yLOflI/AAAAAAAAA4s/b1OzyFoUfCU/s320/PLOVERS_3937.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355062493361110610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SlEAzC8GdOI/AAAAAAAAA4k/JRitQcjpJd8/s1600-h/PLOVER_3936.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SlEAzC8GdOI/AAAAAAAAA4k/JRitQcjpJd8/s320/PLOVER_3936.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355062308882511074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />One could nearly say that this little Plover looks sad.<br />Within the next few years it will be impossible for them to breed, on this beach, without our help to educate the public regarding their breeding terrain.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-49302813306659549692009-06-19T13:10:00.001-07:002009-07-05T13:02:05.339-07:00Plovers breeding on Ploverbeach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SjvzpOLCp_I/AAAAAAAAA0A/GsRAa9P646c/s1600-h/hell+collecting96.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 188px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SjvzpOLCp_I/AAAAAAAAA0A/GsRAa9P646c/s320/hell+collecting96.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349136871937189874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Plovers managed to hatch chicks in spite of people and dogs trampling over their nesting area.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/Sjvyg5JKrII/AAAAAAAAAz4/Xq5WB3YpmJk/s1600-h/sniffing+dog+2559.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 131px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/Sjvyg5JKrII/AAAAAAAAAz4/Xq5WB3YpmJk/s320/sniffing+dog+2559.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349135629341600898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/Sjvx-ZVqQ-I/AAAAAAAAAzw/Dme6dt57tX8/s1600-h/plovers+and+baby+_1872.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 173px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/Sjvx-ZVqQ-I/AAAAAAAAAzw/Dme6dt57tX8/s400/plovers+and+baby+_1872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349135036688516066" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-71179568463599549092009-06-19T12:51:00.000-07:002009-07-05T13:01:12.442-07:00No time for the Oystercatchers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SjvvWkgd0_I/AAAAAAAAAzY/eMFkmo9e50Q/s1600-h/3569%289-56%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SjvvWkgd0_I/AAAAAAAAAzY/eMFkmo9e50Q/s320/3569%289-56%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349132153468605426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">09 56am Oystercatchers try to outrun the oncoming traffic.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/Sjvtbzx7ACI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/8zVavy7awvg/s1600-h/3573%289-58%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/Sjvtbzx7ACI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/8zVavy7awvg/s320/3573%289-58%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349130044444442658" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">09 58am The beach belongs to people and dogs.<br /></div></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/Sjvshv4qKdI/AAAAAAAAAzI/6d0Qu_67WC8/s1600-h/3569%289-56%29.JPG"> </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-89531280614871395522009-05-20T13:19:00.000-07:002009-07-05T13:06:12.663-07:0017-05-2009 Oystercatchers at Blouberg Strand (Plover beach by Horsetrails)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/ShRmBHbGyxI/AAAAAAAAAwg/sCNocHhULxI/s1600-h/3557%289-53%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/ShRmBHbGyxI/AAAAAAAAAwg/sCNocHhULxI/s400/3557%289-53%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338003627699522322" border="0" /></a><br />Click on the slide show in the side widget to view the five minutes attempt of the <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/omdiebos/OystercatchersAtBloubergStrandPloverBeachByHorsetrails#slideshow/5337954064885539938"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oystercatchers to feed at BigBay.</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-52971591791686408502009-05-13T00:45:00.000-07:002009-05-20T13:17:46.839-07:0012 May 2009 Plover Beach (Horse trails)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/Sgp7eQGyk9I/AAAAAAAAAoc/zX4ArrOWEoo/s1600-h/plover+533.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/Sgp7eQGyk9I/AAAAAAAAAoc/zX4ArrOWEoo/s400/plover+533.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335212468223513554" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/Sgp7SVPesxI/AAAAAAAAAoU/Xe8rP0yZ0eA/s1600-h/plover3531.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/Sgp7SVPesxI/AAAAAAAAAoU/Xe8rP0yZ0eA/s400/plover3531.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335212263443706642" border="0" /></a>I spotted six Plovers today. On my last visit I counted nine between the Horse trails and the drum.<br /><br />This pair was to be disturbed by pedestrians with a dog.<br /><br /><br /><br />This plover managed to feed briefly before being chased by passers-by.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-35263472003804124842009-05-08T13:32:00.000-07:002009-05-08T13:36:53.933-07:00Dead Plover<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SgSW3pgNL7I/AAAAAAAAAn0/Ehxw93eyj2g/s1600-h/dead+bird3452.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SgSW3pgNL7I/AAAAAAAAAn0/Ehxw93eyj2g/s400/dead+bird3452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333553741491417010" border="0" /></a><br />This bird may have been caught by a dog.<br /><br />This is how the birds will disappear when they can no loner breed without interruption.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-64244388369325932622009-05-08T12:41:00.000-07:002009-07-05T13:12:13.364-07:00One of the last nails in the coffin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SlEJC_N98hI/AAAAAAAAA40/YscyCJXDrT0/s1600-h/building+plans+s.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 164px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SlEJC_N98hI/AAAAAAAAA40/YscyCJXDrT0/s320/building+plans+s.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355071378854638098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SgSMmfkpNkI/AAAAAAAAAnk/JqOF-5-pnuw/s1600-h/IMG_3379plover.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SgSMmfkpNkI/AAAAAAAAAnk/JqOF-5-pnuw/s400/IMG_3379plover.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333542451651622466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Big Bay building complex has been completed and is waiting for occupancy and final touches.<br />This is one of many similar complexes shooting up in the area.<br />These little birds will not be able to breed and feed on this beach much longer.<br /><a href="http://ozzyincapetown.blogspot.com/2009/06/big-bay-june-2009.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">See more photographs of Big Bay development</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SgSMeP7xrAI/AAAAAAAAAnc/ajIe4iz8isU/s1600-h/plover+buildings.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 82px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SgSMeP7xrAI/AAAAAAAAAnc/ajIe4iz8isU/s400/plover+buildings.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333542310014725122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-49882645074591038302009-05-08T12:22:00.000-07:002009-05-08T12:38:10.486-07:00Feeding problems<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SgSHXl0A-oI/AAAAAAAAAnU/FNTSWJZVsWE/s1600-h/plover+feeding+3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 210px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SgSHXl0A-oI/AAAAAAAAAnU/FNTSWJZVsWE/s400/plover+feeding+3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333536698070530690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />It is a cloudy day. The beach is particularly quiet. The plovers are very active feeding on the incoming-tide.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SgSHKRf9a9I/AAAAAAAAAnM/HKIAPNChebw/s1600-h/plover+feeding+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SgSHKRf9a9I/AAAAAAAAAnM/HKIAPNChebw/s400/plover+feeding+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333536469279402962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Passers-by force the plovers back to the dunes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SgSG_ScifCI/AAAAAAAAAnE/nyRswPUw9ZQ/s1600-h/plover+feeding+1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SgSG_ScifCI/AAAAAAAAAnE/nyRswPUw9ZQ/s400/plover+feeding+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333536280554929186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />They return as soon as the coast is clear.<br /><br />On busy days the plovers do not get an opportunity to feed in the surf.<br /><br />I have watched for hours how a pair of Oystercatchers unsuccessfully try to feed on the high tide mark.<br />On warm summer days the beach traffic is uninterrupted.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-63696231591384858762009-05-02T07:32:00.000-07:002009-05-02T07:41:08.878-07:00KelpGull catching a crabThese photographs of a Kelp Gull catching a crab was taken near the Horse Trail entrance on Ploverbeach.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SfxaCUCQrgI/AAAAAAAAAmM/o1zRssgcPoc/s1600-h/celp+gull+17.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SfxaCUCQrgI/AAAAAAAAAmM/o1zRssgcPoc/s320/celp+gull+17.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331235054684253698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SfxaUlo7lwI/AAAAAAAAAmU/x7IEXc5jALo/s1600-h/KELP+GULL+18.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SfxaUlo7lwI/AAAAAAAAAmU/x7IEXc5jALo/s320/KELP+GULL+18.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331235368647497474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SfxahXFB9AI/AAAAAAAAAmc/7oRSWaJndzw/s1600-h/kelp+gull+20.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SfxahXFB9AI/AAAAAAAAAmc/7oRSWaJndzw/s320/kelp+gull+20.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331235588077122562" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-22052065063765827392009-04-29T13:49:00.000-07:002009-04-29T14:00:01.677-07:00homeless man<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/Sfi_gyc-ojI/AAAAAAAAAlk/a_bh4P_gBxI/s1600-h/homeless+man_1858.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/Sfi_gyc-ojI/AAAAAAAAAlk/a_bh4P_gBxI/s320/homeless+man_1858.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330220729013019186" border="0" /></a><br />22-01-2009<br /><br />I observed the stress of the Plover who had a nest just below where this man slept.<br />I have often seen people settling to sunbathe on top of a Plover breeding site.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-46713568022882811612009-04-29T13:12:00.000-07:002009-04-29T13:33:26.527-07:00Oystercatcher 22-01-2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/Sfi1qep0rLI/AAAAAAAAAlc/Bh_1dWMYwfQ/s1600-h/oystercatchers1854.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/Sfi1qep0rLI/AAAAAAAAAlc/Bh_1dWMYwfQ/s320/oystercatchers1854.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330209900380597426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.blogger.com/African%20Black%20Oystercatcher">Oystercatchers</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>abandoned their first nest. Was this their second attempt?<br />Here too they were vulnerable to people climbing the dunes.<br /><br /><br />This kind of protection would have saved their brood. <a href="http://plover2save.blogspot.com/2008/08/09-08-2008-this-morning-we-decided-to.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">- click here </span></a>-Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-65517780118728721252009-04-29T12:51:00.000-07:002009-04-29T13:04:09.737-07:00Oystercatcher 01-01-2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SfiwB7nYqSI/AAAAAAAAAlU/8bimt8WY720/s1600-h/Oystercatcher1800.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SfiwB7nYqSI/AAAAAAAAAlU/8bimt8WY720/s320/Oystercatcher1800.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330203706222225698" border="0" /></a><br />The <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Black_Oystercatcher">Oystercatchers</a> did not succeed to breed at Horse Trails (Big Bay, Cape Town) this year.<br />I saw dogs chasing them and people walking over their nests. The beach cleanup team seemed unaware of the birds breeding also.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >The photograph of an African black Oystercatcher was taken between Big Bay and the Horse Trails.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-27973463669411878302008-12-21T13:18:00.000-08:002009-04-29T12:46:10.047-07:00Plovers breeding 20-11-2008<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SU6zQ9WavOI/AAAAAAAAAe8/laV1p5kzJIY/s1600-h/plover3+2008-11-20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/SU6zQ9WavOI/AAAAAAAAAe8/laV1p5kzJIY/s320/plover3+2008-11-20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282356516880039138" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Plover and chick. These Plovers were forced into the open by sunbathers occupying their nesting area. The crows were hovering nearby. This chick will be lucky if it survives. The Blouberg Oystercatchers did not seem to find an undisturbed breeding spot on this beach this year.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-19702550777205218042008-12-06T02:52:00.000-08:002008-12-06T02:57:02.606-08:00Predators among the Plovers<div style="text-align: center;">Plover beach, between Big Bay and the Horse Trails.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/STpaHLG26WI/AAAAAAAAAco/G0T9PVCJZ8A/s1600-h/two+predators+309+crow+attacking+the+dog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 269px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RmQfXmNjSP8/STpaHLG26WI/AAAAAAAAAco/G0T9PVCJZ8A/s320/two+predators+309+crow+attacking+the+dog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276628992705096034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Dog sniffing a Plover chick dropped by the crow. The crow possibly found the chick after it was disturbed from it's camouflaged place of hiding.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56183447319964471.post-43395230518904740832008-11-26T13:32:00.000-08:002008-11-26T13:38:58.132-08:00Fw: Google Alert - white fronted plover bird<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=600 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em"><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3130&m=0"><B>White</B>-<B>fronted Plover</B> (Charadrius marginatus) - BirdLife species <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1>Search for information on all of the world's <B>bird</B> species.<BR></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em"><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://fernkloof.com/species.mv?1634">Charadrius marginatus - <B>WHITE FRONTED PLOVER</B> Vaalstrandkiewiet <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1>Fernkloof Nature Reserve - Hermanus - <B>Birds</B> - Charadrius marginatus. <B>...</B> Common name - <B>WHITE FRONTED PLOVER</B> Vaalstrandkiewiet R246 <B>...</B><BR></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em"><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.birdtheme.org/mainlyimages/index.php?comb=60043000&s=60"><B>White</B>-<B>fronted Plover</B> stamps - mainly images; gallery format</A><BR><FONT size=-1>Stamps showing <B>White</B>-<B>fronted Plover</B> Charadrius marginatus.<BR></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P> <HR noShade SIZE=1> <FONT size=-1> This as-it-happens Google Alert is brought to you by Google. </FONT> <P></P><FONT size=2></FONT> <HR> </DIV> <P><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT></P>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0