Photography Kevin Fleming on 27 Oct 2007 06:32 pm
horseshoe crab mating season on the Delaware Bay
Surviving for more than 250 million years this “ancient mariner” is facing new threats to its existence. So too are the many species of migratory birds and sea creatures that depend on the horseshoe crab. Every spring tens of thousands of horseshoe crabs mate and lay millions of pinhead-sized eggs along the Delaware Bay beaches from Lewes to Woodland beach. And thousands of migratory shorebirds like red knot and dunlin come to feast on this protein.
on 28 Oct 2007 at 10:25 pm 1.Mike Mahaffie said …
These are lovely. That first image, in particular, is arresting. I was thrilled to see you starting a blog. Thanks!
on 09 Feb 2008 at 12:35 am 2.Andrew Homsey said …
Hi Kevin,
Very beautiful shots! I esp. like the early morning ones…
Not a big deal, of course, but I think that the picture you have tagged a Dunlin may be a semi-palmated sandpiper…