Piping Plover: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, June 2026 — Here are a few shots from the last days of June which show some unusual (to me at least) plover behavior. These two adults were guarding two two-week-old chicks, and they had discovered that a perch up on a driftwood snag right at the edge of the protected area of dunes made an ideal vantage point. The chicks were spending most of their time high on the dune, inside the roped-off area, but they would occasionally venture out to the tide line for a snack. I perched myself on my little folding stool and watched. Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 Contemporary at around 450 to 800mm field of view crops. Program with bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.