I had a really great experience the other night after work. Harvey found a Wilson's Phalarope at Higbee dike dredge spoils and told me about it. He said that he had never been that close to one before. He was right. Patty and I went to the dike to photograph the bird and got really close - even with Roxy at our side. Here are some photos of this amazing bird. It's a shorebird that also swims! Highly unusual.
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| Wilson's Phalarope |
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| Wilson's Phalarope - raising a ruckus! |
The Wilson's Phalarope is on the left. Check out those beefy legs. They need them to swim in open ocean. The bird on the right is a Lesser Yellowlegs.
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| Wilson's Phalarope, Lesser Yellowlegs, peep |
Check out how close we got to the bird. That's Patty in the foreground and the phalarope in the water.
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| Patty and the phalarope |
I hope for more migration this weekend. Happy Labor Day!
2 comments:
Had an old friend with me for the weekend and entertained her with your blogs and special photos. Thank you. I owe you one. HH
HA. you probably put your friend right to sleep with this stuff.
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