New Zealand Birds

11001-54023 Northern NZ dotterel (Charadrius obscurus aquilonius) female incubating eggs on beach. Despite specially designated dotterel breeding areas, increasing coastal subdivision development brings a growing number of humans, some of whom regularly defy signs, walking dogs, riding horses and driving their vehicles through protected areas such as this one *

Dotterel54023NorthernNew ZealandCharadriusobscurusaquiloniusfemaleincubatingeggsbeachcamouflagecamouflaged