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THE JOY OF SHORE BIRDS

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Even though I have a tough time identifying them, watching shore birds always make me happy.   I had a huge smile on my face the whole time we were at Bunche Beach last week, because we saw so many. And also a puzzled expression because there were so many different kinds of birds and nobody there to answer questions.  (I only saw two other people that cool morning and they were looking for shells.)

 

 

 

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I think that's another of the Willets that I showed last time, but I am not sure of the little guy.    I like the way the different shore birds seem to get along sharing the same space — there's a lot of difference in their sizes as this picture shows.

 

 

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Based on an ID a birder gave me when we were at another beach once,  I think this is a Marbled Godwit.  

 

 

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Lots of good stuff to eat under those rocks.  And also I wanted to include these pictures because it's a little bit of color on what was quite a monochrome day at the beach.  And of course I almost can't do a bird post without one or two "bottoms–up" pictures.

 

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I still can't ID him.

 

Linking this week to: SATURDAY CRITTERS; OUR WORLD on Tuesday; MOSAIC MONDAY; NATURE NOTES; WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY; and WEDNESDAY WATERS.    Thank you to all of the hosts for this opportunity to share.

 

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66 responses to “THE JOY OF SHORE BIRDS”

  1. sylviakirk

    Ah, beautiful feathered ones they are and great captures as always, Sallie!! And, as always, thank you for sharing the beauty and the fun!! I hope you have a great new week!! Enjoy!!

  2. Judith @ Lavender Cottage

    I can never ID the birds I see at our inland lake or the ocean but do enjoy watching and photographing them as you have.

  3. Fun60

    I shouldn’t worry about IDing the birds. I would never remember the names of them anyway. Just enjoy looking at the photos.

  4. Alexa T

    So pretty and amazing birds, indeed! At the sea I can recognise only seagulls…– Hope one day to have time for more discoveries in nature; who knows… I’ll keep in mind this thought and I’ll try to recognise birds in the wild, in forrest, local walks.– So inspired by!
    Lovely photos at the seashore!Warm greetings in january!

  5. Photo Cache

    I have a lot of fun watching shore birds even though I cannot identify them 90% of the time.

  6. bettyl-NZ

    As much as I like to know the names of everything I photograph, I have decided that I will just enjoy it all and make a note if someone identifies them! I love your birds and I would be smiling, too!

  7. artmusedog and carol

    Wow, Sallie ~ what fun and intriguing and great shots of the beautiful shore birds!
    Wishing you peace in your week ~ ^_^

  8. Penny

    Such amazing photo compositions, Sallie. I know that watching the shorebirds would make me happy as just seeing yours makes me happy. 🙂

  9. Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti

    I only know two shore birds –piping plovers and oyster catchers–as I’d see them on the remote beaches in NY. Your photos brought back memories of the walks I took along the shore–such a lovely time!

  10. Lisa

    I love shore birds, seeing them and photographing them..With that said, I capture my share of bird tushes in my photos 🙂 Your bird pics are stunning!

  11. Mary Howell Cromer

    I think that I could watch shore birds romp around on the beach all day long, such fun and so pretty! Have a wonderful week dear one~

  12. I stora drag

    Hi Sallie!
    Thanks for your visit and nice words, as usual!
    Can’t help you with your birds name, think I have almost forgotten all bird names now!
    I also looked at some other pictures here, I must say I have never seen a squirrel with a mushroom! 🙂
    So you say that men aren’t that patient as we women, with recovering after injurees, maybe it’s so! 🙂
    Winter is beautiful some days, but today it has changed again, and now it is +5 degrees and the snow is melting again.
    Best regards from Pia

  13. Amy

    oh what a cool collection of birds, some of them remind me of the oyster catchers we have here.

  14. TexWisGirl

    they are so cute.

  15. Jocee

    Love these pics, very elegant looking birds with those long legs.

  16. genie

    I will tell you one thing…I would certainly rather be where you are than here in STILL 23 inches of snow. The same yardstick that was there when I did my snow angel and face plant still reads 23 inches. I was tired of it when it started though it was very pretty as I walked around the property. I had to giggle when you said you couldn’t ID two birds and got help with one. I cannot ID any birds other than a “woodpecker” and male and female cardinals. That’s pretty poor. I have never been a birder and I am way too old to master it now. Have yourselves a happy WARM week. genie

  17. Barb

    Isn’t it interesting how they’ve evolved to walk on stilts – all the better to feed at high tide, I guess.

  18. Lowell

    One of the best things to do at the beach is watch the various birds go about their business. They’re fascinating and some are quite picturesque.
    Thanks for your comment on Ocala. You’re the best! One of the very few that even understood the picture or the title! Have a great week! 🙂

  19. ellen b

    Love these birds. Those long legs are always fun to see especially when they run!

  20. Al

    Those are very pretty shore birds – there’s nothing like that where I live!

  21. Dianne

    Been thinking about you in FL a lot these past few days.

  22. Gunilla

    Lovely birds! I don’t often get to see shore birds because I’m usually walking in the forest.

  23. Marie-AZ

    They are so pretty! Great photos on your ocean walk! I’m with you, it helps to have someone nearby who knows what they are, because I can’t identify most birds at all! Not just shore birds! 🙂

  24. Hootin' Anni

    Looks like maybe a snowy plover?
    Yes, the Marbled Godwits…easy to ID because of the pink base on the beaks.
    Excellent images. And I enjoyed the narration.

  25. Ruby

    Lovely photos of these birds going about the daily business of finding food. They are endlessly fascinating!

  26. DeniseinVA

    Wonderful photos of your shore birds. Those beaks and long legs are amazing.

  27. nancy chan

    I like to enjoy all the birds you have over there.

  28. Margaret Birding For Pleasure

    Lovely shots of the waders

  29. Annie

    No shore birds here ! Oddly, a lot of seagulls and some cormorants. They flew from mediterranean sea, following the Durance (a river) and lived now around the lake, just down the town ! I like to heard their sounds so strange here.

  30. helmiriitta10

    Beautiful birds and so well photographed. That is not an easy task!

  31. Debbie

    Strutting their stuff, it looks like they enjoy the beach as much as I do!!

  32. Linda

    Beautiful, Sallie! I can sit and enjoy watching birds for hours!

  33. Mama Zen

    I just love those long beaks!

  34. RedPat

    They are wonderful! I have a hard time picking out the different ones too! Love the pics. Sallie!

  35. Mick

    I love your photos of the shorebirds but over your way you have quite a number of shorebirds that don’t migrate out this way so I too find them confusing. The Godwit is a certainty but we don’t get Willets out here and I think that could be a Sanderling but you have a lot of little shorebirds that we don’t see either so I would not be positive. Nice comment about shorebirds sharing each others space – and it has a lot to do with the different length of beaks therefor different food items available.

  36. Jeanne Marie

    Really cute photos, I love to watch the birds on the beach.

  37. Sondra-SC

    Great birds– I saw on ebird, American Flamingo’s were sighted at Bunche Beach this week…I want to come see for myself!
    I am gonna say you got Willet’s and Sanderlings and Marbled Godwits

  38. Florence

    Oh you know how I love shorebirds! We are going to Galveston tomorrow so I can get my shorebird fix! LOL!! Could that last one be a Ruddy Turnstone?? Maybe a first year? Have a great week!

  39. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©

    I love those elongated beaks. Wish I was walking the shore with them!
    ~

  40. lindyloumac

    Calling by from Saturday Critter’s meme, I took your advice and added a few more memes to my list of choices. I always enjoy your bird studies.

  41. Carver

    I love your shots of the shorebirds. I’ve really enjoyed seeing your photographs through the years in the different natural environments you live in.

  42. Lois

    I like watching shore birds too! By the way, I posted some pics I took last weekend in Orlando of the Sandhill Cranes that my grandson and I named Bob and Philomena. Also, I was looking in my Birds of Florida Field Guide and the closest I can come to an ID on your bird is a Sanderling in it’s winter plumage. See what you think: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sanderling/id

  43. Linda

    They are a joy! I would be like you and take tons of photos. And then just sit in the sun and relax.
    Linda

  44. JennJilks

    That’s so cute! So many bottoms in my files!
    (ツ) from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!

  45. breathtaking

    Hello Sallie!:) Nice waders!:) I was thinking Plover too, but my knowledge of birds is scant. Enjoy your weekend!

  46. Eileen

    Hello Sallie, looks like a wonderful walk on the beach with a nice variety of birds. I love the Godwits. Could the last bird be one of the Plovers? Great photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!

  47. tom the backroads traveller

    walking on the beach…looks like fun

  48. Hazel

    Your catch up Blog reminds me of my attempts to photograph dogs! If their owner tells them to Sit for me, they usually turn their backs on me :).

  49. Stewart M

    I really like waders too – but IDing them still gives me nightmares! I have yet to convince myself I have found anything remotely unusual when looking at waders!
    Cheers – Stewart M – Melbourne

  50. Rainfield61.blogspot.com

    You collect many birds, just like I do on the mushrooms.
    Your birds fly, my mushrooms dream.

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