tags: Eastern Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus semipalmatus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Eastern Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus semipalmatus, at Bolivar Flats, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 6 June 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/640s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
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As long as you're on the topic of the Eastern Willet, can you also post a picture of its very close cousin, the Eastern Wontit? They're so similar that you can hear people repeatedly saying Willet or Wontit...?
Ian - Grrlscientist may not have a photo of an Eastern Wontit, but I have just put one up.
And don't forget the pelicant, or maybe knot.