I saw quite a variety of shorebirds this spring, quite a few lifers.
Killdeer are the most common around here, easily identifiable by their two black bands across their chest.
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| Killdeer |
I saw a Willet at Oak Hammock Marsh, a lifer.
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| Willet. Sluuuurrp!!! |
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| Willet |
Once when we were at Oak Hammock Marsh there was a huge flock of small shorebirds, Baird's Sandpipers and Semipalmated Sandpipers. Both of the species are lifers.
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| Baird's and Semipalmated Sandpipers |
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| Up up and away! |
Also at Oak Hammock Marsh, we saw a Wilson's Phalarope, a lifer!
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| Wilson's Phalarope |
Once when I was biking, I saw a Ruddy Turnstone, also a lifer
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| Wilson's Phalarope |
At a nearby park, Silver Springs I saw a Spotted Sandpiper, again, a lifer.
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| Killdeer at Silver Springs |
Once out with Christian, we saw a Greater Yellowlegs, and, you can guess, a lifer!
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| Greater Yellowlegs |
And finally, a non-lifer, American Avecot
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| American Avecot |
And, a lifer, Wilson's Snipe
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| Wilson's Snipe |
And last but not least, Solitary Sandpiper, we saw it in the ditch a couple times.
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| Solitary Sandpiper |
Not last actually, Great Blue Heron, this picture it was already almost dark, I lightened it a lot on the computer.
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| Great Blue Heron |
Stay tuned for the next post!
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