"These days I prefer to hunt with a camera. A good photograph demands more
skill from the hunter, better nerves and more patience than the rifle
shot." -- Bror Blixen
On Sun, Jun 29, 2025 at 8:40 AM KEN LIPSHY <carolinabirds...> wrote:
> While birding Lee Hutaff Island this weekend
> I watched a pair of skimmers flying over the Breeding enclosure in what
> appeared to be a straffing maneuver looking for chicks to pick off. The
> first two times i thought it was a fluke but after several times it
> appeared purposefully.
> I also watched a teen chasing a pair of Piping plovers away from their
> chicks. At first that looked to be a fluke as well but after a while that
> two seemed to be purposeful.
> Was all this just a coincidence?
> Pic on the EBird link
> https://ebird.org/atlasnc/checklist/S254664949 >
>
