Welcome back to the Sunday Edition for the last post of October. This week I have some images of the smallest sandpiper in the world, the least sandpiper. Because it is the smallest it is one of the easier shorebirds to identify! They have yellow legs and a black bill with a brown back that has rusty tint in the …
This week I have some images of Semipalmated plovers that I stumbled across quite by accident. I know very little about these birds so I did some reading to learn more. This encounter was only the second or third time I have had a chance to observe plovers. Plovers spend time int the North where they breed in arctic …
This week I’d like to share some images I took this summer of a small but charismatic shorebird, the Wilson’s Snipe. Wilson’s Snipe have very large pectoral muscles that make up nearly 25% of their weight. With their huge pecs, it is estimated that this chubby shorebird can reach speeds up to 96 kilometres an hour! The Wilson’s …
This week I’m sharing some images of Spotted Sandpipers. If you live near water or a marshy area you have likely seen or heard their lively staccato whistles or seen their bouncing bottoms. Spotted Sandpipers are really interesting birds. I had no idea how unique they are until I started doing a little research. During the spring migration, female …
Welcome back! Thanks for spending some time with me here, I appreciate your support! It’s been a cold spring. Thank goodness the birds are still coming up even though we have seen geese flying back from the north migration is still in full swing. Due to colder temps of the last little while, we are seeing a few more …