Showing posts with label shorebirds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shorebirds. Show all posts

Friday, October 9, 2009

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Black-necked Stilt

Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

A striking black-and-white bird with very long, thin red legs, the Black-necked Stilt is found along the edges of shallow water in open country.(read more)






Eco Pond, Flamingo, Everglades National Park
Apr28,2009

Monday, April 27, 2009

Greater Yellowlegs

Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca )

A common, tall, long-legged shorebird of freshwater ponds and tidal marshes, the Greater Yellowlegs frequently announces its presence by its piercing alarm calls.(read more)








Eco Pond, Flamingo, Everglades National Park
Feb,2009

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Shorebirds

Western Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper

Ruddy Turnstone


Ruddy Turnstone

Photos by Juan C Aguero (juanKa)
Flamingo, Everglades National Park