My View of Life on the Dock
THE PIPING PLOVERS HAVE GIVEN UP ON THE BEACH AND ARE NESTING IN THE PARKING LOT. During some part of each of the past four off leash beach days, the Piping Plovers have been found in the parking lot, forced off the beach by a barrage of dogs in the nesting area, and dogs chasing … Continue reading HEARTBREAKING TO SEE PIPING PLOVERS NESTING IN THE GOOD HARBOR BEACH PARKING LOT
Hello Friends, I hope you are all doing well, or as well as can be expected during this heartbreaking pandemic event. The following kind words were spoken by Pope Francis today and I think they could not be truer. “We are on the same boat, all of us fragile and disoriented, but at the same … Continue reading CAPE ANN EARLY SPRING WILDLIFE UPDATE
Our little Piping Plover family has for the second year in a row been shunted into the parking lot. Saturday morning at 7am they were seen courting and nest scraping on the beach. After a full morning of plenty of dogs off leash romping on the beach, they were nest scraping in the parking lot. … Continue reading OUR GOOD HARBOR BEACH PIPING PLOVERS ARE AGAIN MAKING NEST SCRAPES IN THE PARKING LOT
Go Here For Part One Mama (left) and Papa (right) return to Good Harbor Beach on a bitterly cold day, April 3, 2018. Part Two: Spring By Kim Smith The return of Mama and Papa Piping Plover to Good Harbor Beach filled our hearts with hope and heartache. Although not tagged with a definitive id, we … Continue reading CAPE ANN WILDLIFE 2018: A YEAR IN PICTURES AND STORIES Part Two: Spring
DEBUNKING PIPING PLOVER MYTH #4, WINTHROP BEACH IS AMAZING, AND LOTS OF SEX ON THE BEACH Piping Plover Mama and Chick, Winthrop Beach Recently an “Anonymous” person made a comment on the post “Heartbreaking to See the Piping Plovers Nesting in the Good Harbor Beach Parking Lot.” The name Anonymous is placed in quotes, because … Continue reading DEBUNKING PIPING PLOVER MYTH #4, WINTHROP BEACH IS AMAZING, AND LOTS OF SEX ON THE BEACH
Despite the case that posted signs were in place for Saturday’s off leash day, it was a complete disaster for the Piping Plovers. When I was there early in the morning there was a large group of dog owners by the Good Harbor Beach Inn area and the dogs were playing by the water’s edge, … Continue reading PIPING PLOVERS DRIVEN OFF THE BEACH
Good Morning Gloucester 