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Found on golf courses or vacant gravell parking lots, this noisy plover is best known for its
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) nest in busy…
This killdeer nest of nothing more than a shallow depression in the gravel, was found a busy marina parking lot. The owners of the marina placed cinder blocks around the well-camouflaged nest to prevent cars from running over the eggs. The killdeer mother was standing nearby when this photo was taken.
This photo was taken in Easton, MD on May 22, 2014.
Nest and eggs of a Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Newborn mockingbird nest tucked deep into thorny pyracantha hedge.
Nest of northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Illustration of a race track or intensive horse breeding facility
Race track or horse breeding facility
A male northern cardinal was flushed off the nest in a juniper bush where he was incubating 3 eggs.
This photo was taken on the UMCES campus, Cambridge, MD, May , 2013.
Northern cardinal nest
Bald cypress knees in algae.
Bald Cypress Knees
Reed Creek off of the Chester River.
Reed Creek
May 2005, North Fork Tred Avon River, Easton, MD
Sheepshead minnows
May 2005, North Fork Tred Avon River, Easton, MD
Sheepshead minnows
Illustration of marsh restoration sign
Marsh restoration
Illustration of Phragmites australis (Common Reed)
Phragmites australis (Common Reed)
Illustration of Phragmites australis (Common Reed) singular
Phragmites australis (Common Reed) singular
Phragmites stand in early spring after winter dieback
Winter Phragmites
Illustration of reeds
Reeds

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