09/10/2026
Where’s My Dinner!
Piping Plover chicks are standing, walking, and moving within a few hours of hatching. Their parents do not feed them so they need to hunt/find food as soon as they can. This chick was a day old and just learning how to hunt. I lay on the sand perfectly still observing them for over an hour. Eventually, they found this small bug(1mm long) and started chasing it towards me. I watched it run and poke at the sand but did not see it with the bug in its beak. I was as confused as the chick for minute until I realized that the bug had found the safest place possible, on the chicks head. It was so cute to watch it run around looking for where the bug went. It truly was a special experience being able to observe these endangered chicks from a safe distance and make sure they were safe from beachgoers and dogs. Three of the 4 eggs from this nest hatched and fledged which is fantastic for the local piping plover population. Welcome PEI Prince Edward Island Canadian Geographic sharecangeo Canadian Geographic Canadian Wildlife Federation | Fédération canadienne de la faune