August was shorebird month for sure, I photographed hundreds of them, various species, all over the island. Here is a sample of some of the images I got both shorebirds and others.
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| Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) were the most common shorebirds on the ground |
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| Semipalmated Sandpiper |
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| Semipalmated Sandpiper |
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| This one at the beach among the sargassum |
The other semi, Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), was also numerous
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| Semipalmated Plover aka Ring Necks |
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| another ... |
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| and another |
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| I found this beautiful Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla), still showing signs of breeding plumage at the Portvile Sugar Factory |
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| Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus), like this one photographed at North Point, St. Lucy, were very visible this year |
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| this one was seen in St. Philip |
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| The rain briefly paused this White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) feeding, but it was soon back to the task of fueling up to continue its migration trek |
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| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos), to me, was not as prevalent as in other years |
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| The ever-present Spotted Sandpipers (Actitis macularius) - This on is still sports some of the dotted breeding plumage that gives it its name |
Yes, I did photograph other birds too!!
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| A Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) sitting on its nest at the quickly developing Bawdens Aquapark. I hope the projected increase in activity does not bring an end to this species' breeding at this location |
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| A juvenile Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) |
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| A Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) hunting for fish |
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