Hungry red knots feed on the eggs of horseshoe crabs in May on Delaware Bay.

Red-breasted birds called red knots feed in shallow water on the eggs of horseshoe crabs (round, hard-shelled creatures) that come ashore in May on Delaware Bay.
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Gregory Breese/USFWS

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Hungry migratory birds called red knots feed on the eggs of horseshoe crabs that come ashore in May on Delaware Bay.
Ecosystem
Coastal
Recreational Activity
Wildlife watching
Species
Calidris canutus rufa
Limulus polyphemus
Subject tags
Animal migration
Aquatic animals
Birds
Coasts
Environmental education
Marine ecology
Migratory birds