tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post6592319174011793813..comments2023-11-02T21:28:33.548+10:00Comments on Sandy Straits and Beyond: Curlew Sandpipermickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-32534598641232143472010-03-10T05:17:13.203+10:002010-03-10T05:17:13.203+10:00Hi Gwendolen - who knows what winter will eventual...Hi Gwendolen - who knows what winter will eventually bring us - its certainly been a very different summer. <br /><br />Thanks Frank that's very interesting. My books don't give that amount of detail - just maps of breeding ranges and summer ranges in the south.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-76248813508921823912010-03-10T04:10:45.159+10:002010-03-10T04:10:45.159+10:00Mick. We only see them as a passage migrant, mainl...Mick. We only see them as a passage migrant, mainly in Autumn. Breed in the arctic and winter in Africa but same species.FABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185823702988992159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-62207582297633517872010-03-10T01:39:25.911+10:002010-03-10T01:39:25.911+10:00Hi Mick,
Weird looking fish, could they be very y...Hi Mick,<br /><br />Weird looking fish, could they be very young? Those eyes are just huge.<br /><br />Hope your weather clears up. Up here in the north we are VERY much looking forward to Spring, after the coldest (and longest) winter in 14 years.gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834955958786552475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-68593943824395395802010-03-09T14:27:27.561+10:002010-03-09T14:27:27.561+10:00Hi Frank, I'll be very interested to see photo...Hi Frank, I'll be very interested to see photos of Curlew Sandpiper when you see them up your way. I didn't even realize they went up that way.<br />Hi Larry, there are literally millions of those crabs all over the sand banks. When they all run off through the water they sound like silk rustling.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-38733448450214613992010-03-09T12:49:33.736+10:002010-03-09T12:49:33.736+10:00Nice shots of the Curlew Sandpiper Mick. It is am...Nice shots of the Curlew Sandpiper Mick. It is amazing at how adept they are with those long bills isn't it?<br /><br />I really like the shot of the Godwit and Gull with the crabs too. These soldier crabs are like hermit crabs, traveling with a shell?<br /><br />I don't know what kind of fish those are but they sure are well camouflaged.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072345959644694466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-43361421606436910982010-03-09T08:22:03.247+10:002010-03-09T08:22:03.247+10:00Nice series on the Curlew Sandpipier. I'll be ...Nice series on the Curlew Sandpipier. I'll be looking forward to seeing some later this year. FAB.FABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185823702988992159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-82064128775175460772010-03-09T05:11:50.533+10:002010-03-09T05:11:50.533+10:00Thanks for commenting Lana, Barbara and Eileen.
B...Thanks for commenting Lana, Barbara and Eileen. <br />Barbara, I'd be very glad if you took some of your "wet" back up to the tropics where it belongs! However, the BOM is predicting the showers are going to hang around here for at least another few days :-(mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-91708204600740009452010-03-08T19:34:47.803+10:002010-03-08T19:34:47.803+10:00Great shots of the sandpipers, weird looking fish ...Great shots of the sandpipers, weird looking fish never seen them before.eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-88657945933073125482010-03-08T19:32:38.383+10:002010-03-08T19:32:38.383+10:00And here where its supposed to be the "wet&qu...And here where its supposed to be the "wet" season we have just had a week with barely a drop of rain - just very hot and humid. <br />Lovely series of photos Mick - I'm always glad of your extra comments re colour or habit to assist with ID.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-74493936515587192322010-03-08T16:26:01.968+10:002010-03-08T16:26:01.968+10:00Nice shots! I haven't seen shorebirds (in pers...Nice shots! I haven't seen shorebirds (in person) in quite some time now. Thanks for sharing yours.Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-55000025637709808662010-03-08T15:47:03.107+10:002010-03-08T15:47:03.107+10:00Thanks Bob, I just wish we would finally see some ...Thanks Bob, I just wish we would finally see some blue sky! The birds all look brighter and better in sunshine.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-26681154726729791092010-03-08T14:41:33.444+10:002010-03-08T14:41:33.444+10:00Good thing you were finally able to go out and tak...Good thing you were finally able to go out and take some pictures. Lovely shots of the Curlew Sandpiper!Bob Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-8880921806367431072010-03-08T11:15:55.278+10:002010-03-08T11:15:55.278+10:00Hi JN, re the rain - this is supposed to be summer...Hi JN, re the rain - this is supposed to be summer - and all the moisture just makes it that much more humid!<br /><br />Hi Wren, I love the idea of chopsticks! Never thought of that before!mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-15348369444732363582010-03-08T10:03:15.408+10:002010-03-08T10:03:15.408+10:00I love watching the shorebirds feed - they remind ...I love watching the shorebirds feed - they remind me of watching people who are really, really good with chopsticks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-84761207073802339512010-03-08T08:04:18.185+10:002010-03-08T08:04:18.185+10:00you got some great photos of the sandpiper! Ugh, r...you got some great photos of the sandpiper! Ugh, rain for NINE days?? Sounds like what happens here in the fall and winter, yuck!Johnny Nutcasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08429848435564779353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-40844303057232968022010-03-08T07:52:41.949+10:002010-03-08T07:52:41.949+10:00Great series of photos Mick well done.Great series of photos Mick well done.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614941703303528719noreply@blogger.com