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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Kevin H. on February 10, 2015, 05:10:32 PM

Title: Couple shore birds
Post by: Kevin H. on February 10, 2015, 05:10:32 PM

Again from Florida

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7368/16309809847_be2db83454_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qRf3f4)

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7326/16309474849_a458c4813d_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qRdjEe)

Title: Re: Couple shore birds
Post by: thouc on February 10, 2015, 09:02:53 PM

Black-bellied Plover and Willet.

If you could make the images smaller it would be great.

/Thomas

Title: Re: Couple shore birds
Post by: gary yankech on February 11, 2015, 06:31:10 AM

I can't see the image.  It's too big.

Title: Re: Couple shore birds
Post by: Dinusaur on February 11, 2015, 07:11:33 AM

Quote from: "gary yankech"

I can't see the image.  It's too big.

Same here. I had to save a copy in order to view it.

Title: Re: Couple shore birds
Post by: Rotarran on February 11, 2015, 08:35:48 AM

Try this, zoom out your browser...for example if it is at 100% by default, zoom it out to 50% or even less (I needed to go down to 25%)...the text will be unreadably small but the birds will then appear in the images.

Title: Re: Couple shore birds
Post by: Kevin H. on February 11, 2015, 01:03:03 PM

I'll post them smaller

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7368/16309809847_82979890a6_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qRf3f4)

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7326/16309474849_dd0557c310_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qRdjEe)

Title: Re: Couple shore birds
Post by: gary yankech on February 11, 2015, 05:03:35 PM

Nice pictures, now that I can see them!
The first is a juvenile Black-bellied Plover.
Second, not so sure, maybe Willet?

....the second might be a Western Willet.

Title: Re: Couple shore birds
Post by: Walter Fisher on February 12, 2015, 03:56:29 PM

Thanks harleydog8 for shrinking your photos down, much better now.

Walter :)

Title: Re: Couple shore birds
Post by: Canoncan on February 13, 2015, 04:52:14 PM

The second is a Willet not leaning Western. Geography being a Florida and the Western is usually less bulky.

Title: Re: Couple shore birds
Post by: John on February 13, 2015, 05:01:54 PM

Western Willet is found in Florida.

Title: Re: Couple shore birds
Post by: Canoncan on February 14, 2015, 09:10:47 AM

That is true I stand corrected

Title: Re: Couple shore birds
Post by: Reuven_M on February 14, 2015, 09:22:12 AM

In fact any Willet in the winter in Florida will be a Western - Eastern Winters much further south.

Title: Re: Couple shore birds
Post by: gary yankech on February 14, 2015, 10:35:58 AM

Quote from: "Reuven_M"

In fact any Willet in the winter in Florida will be a Western - Eastern Winters much further south.

It pays to know not only the physical features of birds but also other factors like migration, way to go Reuven!