a few shorebirds.

[denis]

a bairds sandpiper and short-billed dowitcher from pickering way.

[thouc]

Beautiful pictures.

I think the second bird is a juvenile Short-billed Dowitcher. It seems rufous below and has rufous within the black on the back. Long-billed Dowitcher is more plain-coloured.

/THomas

[newfoundlander61]

Very nice low profile shots, good looking images.

[denis]

thanks guys.
thomas,i,m just going by what some seasoned birders in attendance,were saying as far as the dowitcher.if it,s a short-billed then that,s a bonus as i,ve got photos of a long-billed from another location,i will post when processed.this one also was ID,s by a couple of birders,with at least 35 years experience.

[thouc]

After some more research I'm sure (unless my Field Guide and Internet sources are wrong) that this picture is of a juvenile Short-billed Dowitcher.

In this thread there's picture of a juvenile Long-billed Dowitcher, which is considerably more drab looking and has much less orange/rufous colouring: http://outdoorontario.net/birds/phpBB/v ... =dowitcher

Here's a guide to identifying Dowitchers if anybody is interested: http://www.surfbirds.com/ID%20Articles/ ... chers.html

/Thomas

[denis]

thanks thomas,for that very informative link.
i agree with your findings,and will correct.thanks a million for sharing your knowledge.

[JW Mills]

Very nice captures Denis, as always!

[denis]

thanks john.