We were at the quiet end of Crane’s Beach last weekend and saw these little bird dwellings in the dunes. The area was fenced off to protect the Piping Plovers….which I obviously read all about in posts written about the plovers at Good Harbor Beach. I can’t lie though…I didn’t realize that they build homes in the sand like this. Must be true, correct?
As a friend said, it is very reminiscent of adobe homes in Mexico. Smart little birds.
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What a cool find! Thanks very much for sharing it. We love Crane Beach and have also been following the plover story.
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Hi Nicole. I like seeing the architecture, too. They’re sand swallow nests (and other birds) — you can see them on Wingaersheek, and less structured ones on GHB. Winslow Homer painted them …so I like to think about that.
https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2016/07/02/myth-buster-author-deborah-cramer-asks-were-there-plentiful-horseshoe-crabs-in-gloucester-and-winslow-homer-john-bell-and-cher-ami/
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yeah i met a chick living in one at wingaeraseek. was begging me for food. clever place for nest, i guess…
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