Posted by: Canadian Space Agency
Piping plovers crossing! ⚠️ Between April and August, the main beach area of Kejimkujik National Park Seaside, located on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, is closed to visitors to protect the piping plovers’ nesting sites. 🐦
This fog-free natural colour satellite image of the seaside portion of Kejimkujik National Park reveals dynamic habitat transitions between crystal clear ocean, long sweeping dunes, shallow protected intertidal wetlands, and resilient coastal vegetation.
Learn more: https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/earth-observation/satelliteart/kejimkujik-national-park-seaside.asp
Credit: Paul Illsley. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel-2 data processed by ESA