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Charadrius alexandrinus
Sand dunes and seashore
These chicks can run very fast, but then they suddenly freeze in a hollow in the sand. It is possible to pick them up and they still pretend not to be there or play totally dead! The parents will often feign injury a little way away to try to draw your attention away from the chicks. I will post more photos of this behaviour later.
32 Comments (1–25)
So Cute!;-)
Very cute. Congratulations!
Nice one, Malcolm! Congrats on SOTD!
Malcolm, Congratulations on the SOTD! :-) Great Spotting and awesome information!
Congratulations :)
Thank you everyone. This was last years chick, I have just posted pictures of this years chicks here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/113... but can you see them?
What a Great spotting congratulations Malcolm :):)
Felicidades tio
Congratulations and great information!
congratz!! nice!
Adorable spotting~ and congrats on SOtD
Awesome spotting! Congratulations Malcolm!
Cute bird :)
congrats Malcolm !
so cute! i love it!
Congratulations Malcolm, you deserved it long ago!
Thanks everyone, I only found out when I checked my e-mail after lunch today.
Congratulations Malcolm !
Congrats on the SOTD Malcolm!
Absolutely adorable Malcolm! Congratulations!
Cute...
awesome!
Great spotting, Malcolm. Congratulations for SOTD, well deserved.
Malcolm :) congratulations great spotting,great spotting page,great friend :)
Absolutely charming!
Congratulations! So well deserved.