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Whimbrel

Topic Categories: BirdsImage of the Day
Posted on: July 8, 2008 2:59 PM, by "GrrlScientist"

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I love shorebirds, and I miss seeing them every year. Besides being beautiful to look at and fascinating to watch, shorebirds remind me of my travels to Japan, where I saw 17 new species of birds (all shorebirds, and all in breeding plumage) in ONE DAY! Needless to say, I nearly died from joy on that particular day. When I lived in Seattle, I also spent a tremendous amount of time birding at a variety of shorelines from British Columbia all the way down through California, and I also regularly visited several migrating long-billed curlews who refueled in a cattle pasture in central Washington state every springtime.


Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus at Bolivar Flats, Texas.

Image: Joseph Kennedy, 2 July 2008 [larger view].

Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/2000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.

Comments

#1

Wow--awesome photo! Pure beauty! Thanks to Joseph Kennedy from Texas for the beautiful photo and also thanks to you, Devorah, for your wonderful blog!

Posted by: Jeanette | July 8, 2008 3:34 PM

#2

Wow indeed.

Posted by: The Ridger | July 8, 2008 4:09 PM

#3

=grin= How could anyone not love a bird with a name like "Whimbrel"?

Posted by: themadlolscientist | July 8, 2008 5:48 PM

#4

Do you spend any time down at Jamaica Bay?

Posted by: Nick | July 8, 2008 6:05 PM

#5

Your statement that you "miss seeing shorebirds every year," is very puzzling. According to your blog, you live in New York City and spend time in a tree in Central Park. If you will look at a map of the area, you will see that the City is located on the Atlantic coast where shorebirds are present most of the year.

Posted by: Nellie Larsen | July 8, 2008 8:55 PM

#6

i don't go to jamaica bay because of time and financial constraints.


Posted by: "GrrlScientist" | July 9, 2008 12:41 AM

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