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Piping Plovers "Monty" and "Rose" Courting
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# Title Piping Plovers "Monty" and "Rose" Courting Description A pair of Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus) named "Monty" and "Rose" engage in courtship behavior near their nest on a Chicago beach. The nest is surrounded by a wire "exclosure" intended to protect it from predators. The pair first nested at Montrose Dunes in 2019—the first recorded nesting pair at Montrose and the first in Cook County in over 60 years. In the fall, after raising their chicks, the birds fly south to spend winter along the southern U.S. coast (in separate locations). Monty and Rose returned to Montrose in 2020 and again in 2021. The Piping Plover is an endangered species in the Great Lakes region. The species's populations originally declined in the 19th and early 20th century when humans killed the plovers for their feathers to use in women's hats. More recently shoreline development, habitat destruction and other human activities have caused further decline. Location and Date Montrose Dune/Beach Chicago, Illinois, USA 5/13/21 (Note: pre-2000 dates are approximate) Credit Mark Swanson / Swanson Media Camera/Source Nikon D500 DSLR Lens AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR Model/property releases available? Not applicable/Not applicable Keywords Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus circumcinctus), Family Charadriidae (Plovers and kin), Order Charadriiformes, Class Aves (Birds), Kingdom Animalia (Animals) |
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