For this week’s blog, I yet again planned to write about something other than birds but witnessed an amazing sight last Saturday! While having a pleasant lunch at our neighbors’ house, we heard all sorts of bird noise and saw two plovers active on our neighbors’ lawn. The joy of Hawaii living - indoor/outdoor living with large windows and doors allowed us to witness a captivating nature sight!
We heard many loud calls and looked to see one plover chasing another on the lawn. We knew from past viewings that one plover was already established on this lawn; but it seemed another plover was trying to take over! Like the plovers’ perseverance in flying from Alaska to Hawaii, this behavior went on for about an hour. One finally won out but we were never sure if the already established plover retained control or not. At one time a third plover got involved but I was not able to get a photo of that. The battery on my camera ran out. That is why true photographers buy a spare battery.
Here are a few still shots of some of their chasing and fighting “moves” It was actually sad to watch the aggression evidenced during their tropical island winter interlude.
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Pacific Golden Plovers / neighbor’s yard / October 17, 2015
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Pacific Golden Plovers take down / neighbor’s yard / October 17, 2015
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Yet another example of learning from nature at home - just outside my door. Go out and find your own examples; you will be amazed at what you can see. The more you see, the more you learn, and hopefully the more you will want to learn!
[To see videos of the surprisingly aggressive behavior of these quiet birds go to my Nature - At Home page accessed on the sidebar. On that page, you will also find another entry about the Pacific Golden Plover from October 8, 2015.]
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