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tags: Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
[Mystery bird] Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, photographed at Smith Point, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 7 September 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200,…
A horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus), photographed at Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware.
This weekend I'm headed off to see the annual breeding explosion of horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) in Delaware Bay. During late May and early June, especially during the full and new moon, scores of…
The series of interviews with some of the participants of the 2008 Science Blogging Conference was quite popular, so I decided to do the same thing again this year, posting interviews with some of the people who attended ScienceOnline'09 back in January.
Today, I asked Sam Dupuis from the Science…
UPDATE JUNE 30: So. I've finished reading The Assault on Reason. I must say, it's not what I expected. My ultimate takeaway feeling is that this is a very powerful book, whatever flaws it may have. But that's getting close to giving away my review, which I'm still in the process of writing....so in…
Not a plover . . . a sandpiper (Genus Calidris; Family Scolopacidae).
Not sure which one . . . maybe Semi-palmated?
Semi-palmated (Calidris pusilla) seems right based on the dark legs. Another option might be Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla), though the legs should be more yellowish...
Ah, sandpipers. Reminds me of my honeymoon. These guys were all over the place on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Beautiful little birds.
Have you considered Sanderling (Calidris alba)? The bill looks long and straight, and I detect red color on the back/wing/scapular feathers.