Uploaded April 2017 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago

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A newly hatched snowy plover chick and its father coordinate for security on the beach. In Deer Lake State Park, Florida on April 28, 2017. A SNPL chick has to feed itself but can take cover under Dad in case of a lingering photographer.

See the same family a month later on May 28: youtu.be/YNN8Wn5zDtM