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Red Knots A Story of Migration and Survival

After several days in the field, professional wildlife photographer, Pamela Cohen shares images of an amazing species of sandpipers, the Red Knots. The migrational pattern to and from the breeding and non breeding grounds is one of the longest of all birds, extending several thousand miles from South America to the Arctic. Images document the "staging" or feeding on Donax clams along a critical site on a coastal Atlantic beach.The birds must nearly double their weight to endure the nonstop flight to the Arctic where it nests and continues the circle of life. Many factors influence the survival rate, however, the importance of scientific research, photographic documentation, conservation of beach habitat, and education of beach goers all go hand in hand to protect and preserve this species from further decline. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/