It's Phenomenal

On August 4th, I linked up to
Sew Bitter Sweet Designs,
committing to finish my Wish Upon a Star quilt
by the end of the month.
Well, I did it with one day to spare!

If I hadn't linked up,
I probably would still be working on it!
So, today I'm linking back up with a finish!
Just click on the button below to see
who else achieved their goal!

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Last weekend, I was lucky enough to witness 

A Phenomenon of Nature...

...A murmuration of Least Sandpipers

in Grand Pre, NS.

These migrating wonders are feeding

on little mudshrimps.

Each bird will spend 10 to 15 days foraging on the exposed mudflats

during low tide.

A bird can double its weight over that time, building up the 

fat stores to fuel its non-stop transoceanic flight south.

As the tide comes in,

it forces the shorebirds closer and closer to the shoreline

Click on this picture for a better, clearer view!

where they rest on the ground in tight nervous flocks,

vulnerable to predators and most susceptible to human disturbance.

On another shore not too far from here, 

we obsrved ten plus times this amount... of 

Semi-palmated Plovers.

It was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen.

I believe that next year, if we travel to Grand Pre

a week earlier, we'll see even larger numbers.