Dry Sand Feeding
The feeding decisions of a whimbrel flock well ahead of high tide raises questions.
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Three Minutes the Hard Way
Nothing goes right for an elegant tern parent trying to feed its offspring
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Enough
A juvenile’s continuous demands force an elegant tern parent to respond
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Why Elegant Terns Attempt to Feed the Wrong Juvenile
Exploring potential explanations of why elegant tern parents misidentify juveniles as their own
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The Fifth Pass
An elegant tern parent searches for its offspring in a crowded colony full of con artists
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How to Eat Velella Velella
A flock of Sanderlings show that there is a right and a wrong way to eat Velella Velella
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Feeding Fail
A snowy egret struggles to eat a fish, dropping its catch several times before finally ingesting the prey.
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The Hardest Job
A red-tailed hawk prepares to eat a vole. A job that is more dangerous than some may think.
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Crabbing with the Whimbrels
One flock of whimbrels has no trouble catching mole crabs, but handling the crabs proves to be a challenge.
