bird identification
grrlscientist | August 27, 2008tags: Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum, at the A&M Tract on Pelican Island, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 18 May 2007 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/250s f/9.5 at 800.0mm iso400.
grrlscientist | August 3, 2008tags: Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Marbled Godwits, Limosa fedoa, at Bolivar Flats, Texas.
These birds are in various stages of changing their plumages (and beak color) from basic to alternate.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 2 July 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
grrlscientist | August 2, 2008tags: Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca, at Frenchtown Road, Bolivar Peninsula, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 12 June 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/750s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
grrlscientist | July 31, 2008tags: Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, at Bolivar Flats, Texas.
These birds are in alternate (breeding) plumage.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 11 July 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/800s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
grrlscientist | July 30, 2008tags: 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.
grrlscientist | July 29, 2008tags: Western Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Western Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus, at Bolivar Flats, Texas.
The bird on the left is in alternate (breeding) plumage while the bird resting on the
right is in basic (winter) plumage.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 2 July 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/800s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
grrlscientist | July 27, 2008tags: Black-Bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Black-Bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola, at Bolivar Flats, Texas.
This bird is in breeding plumage, more correctly known as "alternate plumage."
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 6 June 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1600s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.