Chorlitejo Semipalmado/Semipalmated Plover/Charadrius semipalmatus — One Bird Per Day/Un Ave Por Día #1.087

Foto: Michiel OverteegenNombre en español: Chorlitejo Semipalmado Nombre en inglés: Semipalmated Plover Nombre científico: Charadrius semipalmatus Familia: Charadriidae Canto: Frank LambertEl chorlo semipalmado, chorlitejo semipalmeado​ o chorlito semipalmado (Charadrius semipalmatus), es una especie de ave Charadriiforme de la familia Charadriidae. Es una pequeña ave limícola, que está extensamente distribuida. Foto: Juan OchoaCría en el suelo …

Vermilion Flycatcher — A Bit Of Color — Sonoran Images

You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. The other day I was attempting to photograph a family of Harris’s Hawks that reside close to our Tucson home. I was observing one member of the family when I caught a bright splash of color out […] …

Playero Semipalmado/Semipalmated Sandpiper/Calidris pusilla — One Bird Per Day/Un Ave Por Día #1.088

Foto: Juan OchoaNombre en español: Playero Semipalmado Nombre en inglés: Semipalmated Sandpiper Nombre científico: Calidris pusilla Familia: Scolopacidae Canto: Peter BoesmanEl correlimos semipalmeado, Calidris pusilla, un ave limícola muy pequeña de la familia Scolopacidae. A veces es separada junto con otros correlimos pequeños en Erolia, pero aunque este grupo parece ser monofilético, el nombre genérico …

Seabrook Island Birders-Shorebird Walk on North Beach — SIB

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 2pm-5pmNorth Beach, boardwalk #1Location: Meet at Property Owners’ beach parking lot, boardwalk #1.Max: 20Cost: None for members; $5 donation for guests Bob Mercer and Mark Andrews will lead several Seabrook Island Birders (SIB) Shorebird Beach Walks at North Beach this spring. We’ll be looking for shorebirds of all types, but watching […] …

Great Egret In The Desert — Sonoran Images

You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. From time to time I’ve explained how wading birds, including herons and egrets, have established a toehold in our desert. We humans pulled the water out of the local rivers and streams that formerly provided habitat for …

Kookaburra Day~ —

I spent the day with this guy as my constant companion. Wherever I went, there he was! There could be no better welcoming committee in the world. He even laughed! I basically fell head over heels. Kookaburras are carnivorous birds, so he wasn’t looking for food. He was just curious and friendly. You have to […] …