Every year the horseshoe crabs come to mate and lay eggs on Delaware Bay. The eggs that they lay bring hordes of shore birds for the feast, many of which travel thousands of miles each year on their migration. I took a ride in my duck boat last Monday afternoon for something to do. The crabs were everywhere.
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They climb all over each other to get to the best spots.
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And the birds are not far. I watched them running around on the mud flats pecking away at the eggs.
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Check out the bird in the background of the picture above and below. It was one very sharp looking avian. Maybe somebody here knows what it is?
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I tried to get a better close up of this dude, but he started to move and was pretty quick, and that and the rocking of the boat did not allow me a clear photo. There is always something going on in the salt marsh, no matter the season, and it is always with a specific purpose.
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They climb all over each other to get to the best spots.
View attachment more crabs.JPG
And the birds are not far. I watched them running around on the mud flats pecking away at the eggs.
View attachment crabs and birds.JPG
Check out the bird in the background of the picture above and below. It was one very sharp looking avian. Maybe somebody here knows what it is?
View attachment more crabs and birds.JPG
I tried to get a better close up of this dude, but he started to move and was pretty quick, and that and the rocking of the boat did not allow me a clear photo. There is always something going on in the salt marsh, no matter the season, and it is always with a specific purpose.
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