Little Tern Chicks are very vulnerable in their first few weeks of life. If growing up on an exposed beach wasn't dangerous enough, they still have to avoid, wild dogs, cats, foxes and especially humans. Just metres away 4WDs zoom along the beach.



On the hot beach, the chicks search for shade, the National Parks Ranger who gave us a tour of the nesting site reported that wheel tracks make ideal locations with deadly consequences, hence the use of sandbags for nesting sites and the shade they offer.