tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post3366019276348144027..comments2023-11-02T21:28:33.548+10:00Comments on Sandy Straits and Beyond: Shorebirds and Tidesmickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-30185587623842360112011-01-25T04:52:24.439+10:002011-01-25T04:52:24.439+10:00Hi Nicole and Phil as the tide got higher I could ...Hi Nicole and Phil as the tide got higher I could see more birds flying out from other sites but I could not see where they were going. Very high tides - such as that day - mean the shorebirds have to leave even preferred sites.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-70383830151314952732011-01-25T03:45:28.149+10:002011-01-25T03:45:28.149+10:00Looks like you found a good spot there Mick - one ...Looks like you found a good spot there Mick - one to go back to, there's always so much happening at wader roosts.Phil Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846400106748443969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-53306373566210599022011-01-25T01:07:37.262+10:002011-01-25T01:07:37.262+10:00They are gorgeous - and sooo many!
wow!
http://ni...They are gorgeous - and sooo many!<br />wow!<br /><br />http://nicoleb.org/mnblog/2011/01/white-eared-bulbul-weisohrbulbul-pycnonotus-leucogenys/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-49748093263998526212011-01-24T09:41:27.776+10:002011-01-24T09:41:27.776+10:00Hi Mike, I've never seen them use them that wa...Hi Mike, I've never seen them use them that way. The beaks are long and slender to probe deeply in the mud for food.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-8702751964240623962011-01-24T09:03:43.286+10:002011-01-24T09:03:43.286+10:00Great shots! I hope they keep those sharp-looking...Great shots! I hope they keep those sharp-looking beaks away from their neighbors.Mike B. @ slugyard.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11875788839708390039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-29904975188438084302011-01-24T05:00:30.280+10:002011-01-24T05:00:30.280+10:00Hi NatureFootstep, it was so interesting to see a ...Hi NatureFootstep, it was so interesting to see a huge flock like that packed into such a small area. I'm sure you will have a great time in Costa Rica and will come back with some fantastic photos. <br /><br />Hi Martha, I'll certainly go up that way again but will make sure the tide is lower when I do so.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-65858701680421239692011-01-24T03:33:27.326+10:002011-01-24T03:33:27.326+10:00It is a lot easier to bird when you know the terri...It is a lot easier to bird when you know the territory but it's only when we venture out that we are likely to find something new to us.<br />I like these shots and am glad you kept going until you found them.Martha Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951661712327698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-49242055201947722662011-01-23T22:13:22.698+10:002011-01-23T22:13:22.698+10:00wow, that´s a lot of birds. :) I hope some of them...wow, that´s a lot of birds. :) I hope some of them will come my way the coming season. Great shots. <br />About Costa Rica I don´t know really what to expect, have no idéa if tehy are there now, but I´ll find out. :)NatureFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340635075481959029noreply@blogger.com