Saturday, February 27, 2016
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, TIGERTAIL BEACH, MARCO ISLAND, FL
We can ID this plover as Semipalmated Plover as follows:
- Bill is black with some orange at the base. If you look closely you can just make out the orange at the base.
- Legs are orange.
- Dark brown with white underside. This is the darkest of the small plovers.
- Small, plump bird.
BREEDING WILSON'S PLOVER, TIGERTAIL BEACH, MARCO ISLAND, FL
We can ID this plover as a breeding male Wilson's Plover by the following:
- Very large black bill.
- Dull pinkish legs.
- Complete black neck-ring (the female has a brown neck-ring).
SNOWY EGRETS, TIGERTAIL BEACH, MARCO ISLAND, FL
We thought this first photo of the two Snowy Egrets both looking backwards at the same time was really interesting.
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