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The female Piping Plover has laid an egg..
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She settles down next to the egg...
cmsheridan:
That doesn't feel quite right...
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...that's better
cmsheridan:
I heard nothing from the female, but the male seemed to hear something.
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He scurries to the nest.
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The female stands, and shows off the egg.
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The male puffs up and performs a little dance,
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strutting and kicking up his feet, a courtship display.
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The female isn't interested; she wants to eat.
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... so he returns to the nest...
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and takes his turn incubating their egg.