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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Reg on May 19, 2012, 11:10:09 PM

Title: A few Shorebirds
Post by: Reg on May 19, 2012, 11:10:09 PM

Three Short-billed Dowitchers
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7078/7228103530_fac6b12c8a_c.jpg)
Dunlin
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5032/7228096260_f35ecdf306_c.jpg)
Least Sandpiper
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5280/7228094312_8066831970_c.jpg)
One legged Yellowlegs
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8141/7228092526_751ae7175f_c.jpg)
Pair of Caspian Terns
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5453/7228101434_2c0c4cecfc_c.jpg)

Title: Re: A few Shorebirds
Post by: thouc on May 19, 2012, 11:28:48 PM

Nice pictures, where did you see the shorebirds?

Your third picture is a Least Sandpiper (greenish legs, fairly long, downcurved bill)

/Thomas

Title: Re: A few Shorebirds
Post by: Reg on May 20, 2012, 03:42:45 PM

Quote from: "thouc"

Nice pictures, where did you see the shorebirds?

Your third picture is a Least Sandpiper (greenish legs, fairly long, downcurved bill)

/Thomas

Thanks Thomas, these were taken in Port Perry
and thanks for the ID on the Least, I'm not too good
on Shorebird IDs