After several days of morning rain, it was nice to see the sun this morning with a low tide - time to visit Bunche Beach and see who is feeding.
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| Several Semi-palmated Plovers were foraging.... |
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| as well as Short-billed Dowitchers. |
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| Short-billed Dowitcher |
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| Semi-Palmated Plover |
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| Roseate Spoonbills were feeding too. |
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| And the Least Sandpipers are back! |
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| And so are the Spotted Sandpipers. |
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| The Green Heron checking it twice....wondering who that is in the neighborhood. |
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| On your mark, get set..... |
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| GO! |
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| The Marbled Godwits were in good numbers - one of my favorite. |
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| The Least Sandpiper - the smallest of them all. |
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| The Marbled Godwit with a Willet - a fine pair they make. |
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| What's not to love at Bunche Beach! |
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| Short-billed Dowitchers. |
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| Same specie - different age and plumage. |
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| A Tricolored Heron - beautiful! |
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| And the one that steals the show - the white morph of the Reddish Egret |
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| Enjoying his ballyhoo catch. |
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| Yum....that was good! |
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| Fluff, fluff....shake, shake, shake.... |
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| get ready.... |
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| and start the whole process of feeding all over again.... |
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| As we neared the exit toward the parking lot - a Calico Crab grabbed our attention... |
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| as well as some Oyster clusters - looking like a foot print in the sand....though, you wouldn't want to step on that. |
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| And folks, the Calico Crab has a message for you....listen up..... |
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| Great message, don't you think? This sign should be at the entrance of every single public beaches - it carries an important message. (My E-bird List for today.) |
It's always enjoyable to see a report from Bunche Beach Preserve, France. The Spotted Sandpiper is a most entertaining species to observe, but I certainly would have been captivated by your feeding white morph Reddish Egret. It's understandable how Marbled Godwit is one of your favorites. They are stunning in flight. Your Calico Crab was an excellent find as well.
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