The crabs, the birds, the bay /

The crabs, the birds, the bay /

Every spring nearly one million migrant shorebirds stop to feed on horseshoe crab eggs along the beaches of Delaware Bay. The catalyst for this incredible migratory stop is the horseshoe crab. A unique relationship exists between the migrant birds and the nesting horseshoe crabs. Together, the crabs...

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Main Author: Smith, Mitchell D. (Composer, director of photography,)
Other Authors: Githens, David G. (Screenwriter), Moran, Tom (Narrator)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2019]
Subjects:
Limulus polyphemus.
Shore birds > Food > Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)
Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)
Delaware River Estuary.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
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Summary:Every spring nearly one million migrant shorebirds stop to feed on horseshoe crab eggs along the beaches of Delaware Bay. The catalyst for this incredible migratory stop is the horseshoe crab. A unique relationship exists between the migrant birds and the nesting horseshoe crabs. Together, the crabs and the birds teach a universal lesson about the interrelationship of all species.
Item Description:Originally produced by: Natural Art Films, ©1997.
Title from title frames.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (19 min.) : sound, color
Audience:5 and up.
Production Credits:Editor, John Kallapos ; music, Mitchell D. Smith.

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