Horseshoe Crab Spawning underway in Baltimore Maryland

We are still in the peak season of the anual horseshoe crab spawning season along the east coast of the United States.

Baltimore Maryland is one place where you can go to see this extrodinary event. The beaches littered with horseshoe crabs laying their eggs and the shorebirds following them eating their fill to gain necessary wieght to continue their journey to their breeding grounds.

Here’s a link to  see a picture of these ancient creatures doing what they do best  and view an article from the Baltimore Sun on this years horseshoe crab migration.

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