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Juveniles
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Juveniles
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Adult with chick (x2, one not shown here)
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Not quite sure if these are variable or southern. Mom, Dad and a teenager on the right. When they're relaxed, they sit on the sand above the incoming wavewash. When I get a bit close, they start hopping away on one leg, ref. left and right birds. Note the leftmost is in the air while hopping. When I get too close, the other leg comes down, and off they scuttle, as per the middle bird. 2nd photo shows one in flight around me, not from this trio.
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Not quite sure if these are variable or southern. Mom, Dad and a teenager on the right. When they're relaxed, they sit on the sand above the incoming wavewash. When I get a bit close, they start hopping away on one leg, ref. left and right birds. Note the leftmost is in the air while hopping. When I get too close, the other leg comes down, and off they scuttle, as per the middle bird. 2nd photo shows one in flight around me, not from this trio.
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Not quite sure if these are variable or southern. Mom, Dad and a teenager on the right. When they're relaxed, they sit on the sand above the incoming wavewash. When I get a bit close, they start hopping away on one leg, ref. left and right birds. Note the leftmost is in the air while hopping. When I get too close, the other leg comes down, and off they scuttle, as per the middle bird. 2nd photo shows one in flight around me, not from this trio.
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Not quite sure if these are variable or southern. Mom, Dad and a teenager on the right. When they're relaxed, they sit on the sand above the incoming wavewash. When I get a bit close, they start hopping away on one leg, ref. left and right birds. Note the leftmost is in the air while hopping. When I get too close, the other leg comes down, and off they scuttle, as per the middle bird. 2nd photo shows one in flight around me, not from this trio.
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on coastal rock
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Pair hanging out in the driftwood
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Pair hanging out in the driftwood
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Pair hanging out in the driftwood
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Pair hanging out in the driftwood
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Pair hanging out in the driftwood
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Pair hanging out in the driftwood
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One of the usual suspects hanging out on the Tohe. First day of 2017 and first day out on the Tohe for a while so nice to see this going north and were also spotted going south the same day will @pjd1.
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a pair on salt marsh
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Peek-a-boo - I can see you! Good spotting by the wahine of @pjd1 :) Northbound trip on the Tohe.