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| Photo by Martin West |
The Black Skimmers and Common Terns are still incubating eggs and chicks are hatching throughout the colony. Many of the fledglings are starting to test their newly developed wings and are learning to fly. It is a full time job for the parents to keep their chicks fed and to protect them from the heat and predators. Sometimes it's difficult to believe the chicks can swallow the large fish their parents bring to them.
Several of our beach visitors and Wrightsville Beach Bird Stewards have captured these moments in some amazing photographs.
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Photos by Martin West
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Photos by Martin West
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Photos by Martin West
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| Photos by Martin West |
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| photos by Patricia Ihnat |
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| photos by Patricia Ihnat |
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| photos by Patricia Ihnat |
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| photos by Patricia Ihnat |
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| photos by Camille Daniels |
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photos by Camille Daniels
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REMINDER...
Free Bird Walks with Wrightsville Beach Bird Stewards
South end of Wrightsville Beach
9 a.m. every Monday this Summer
Meet at the gazebo at Beach Access 43
Join Wrightsville Beach Bird Stewards for a FREE bird walk at Audubon’s sanctuary at the south end of Wrightsville Beach.
Every Monday, free tours begin at 9 a.m. at the wooden gazebo. You’ll get a guided tour from a knowledgeable volunteer and up-close looks at our resident nesting birds, including Least Terns and Black Skimmers. If you come soon, you may catch a glimpse of baby birds learning to fly.
You’ll also learn how you can help protect these beach-nesting birds by keeping your distance and using the beach with birds in mind.
We hope to see you there!
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