Blogs about: Charadriiformes
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Crab Plover, Reiherläufer, Dromas ardeola
This was one lucky catch during migration last year here in Kuwait. And one of those moments again where I’ve wished for a longer lens Despite this fellow supposedly being a very common summer v… more →
Nature spots
Great Crested tern / Dara laut jambul / Sterna bergii
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wrote 9 months ago: Sterna bergii, Image by UDaShooter _________________________________________________________________ … more →
Javan Plover / Cerek jawa / Charadrius javanicus
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wrote 11 months ago: Charadrius javanicus, Image by UDaShooter __________________________________________________________ … more →
Comparing seabirds, shorebirds, and wading birds
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wrote 12 months ago: Here is a general overview of 10 characteristics of seabirds (birds that spend most of their life ou … more →
Rissa tridactyla
wrote 1 year ago: Black-legged kittiwake with malaria (Plasmodium sp.) … more →
Agachadizas en la familia Scolopacidae
wrote 1 year ago: De las bibliografías en la familia de aves (Scolopacidae) donde se agrupan las agachadizas o becasin … more →
Yellow Billed Kite
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wrote 1 year ago: A quick break from work…just enough time to post another photo for you all. Enjoy. … more →
Ian's Bird of the Week - Black Stilt
wrote 1 year ago: Black Stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae) 1 by Ian Ian’s Bird of the Week – Black Stilt ~ … more →
Crab Plover, Reiherläufer, Dromas ardeola
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wrote 1 year ago: This was one lucky catch during migration last year here in Kuwait. And one of those moments again w … more →
Killdeer
wrote 1 year ago: While one parent sits on the nest, the other Killdeer will keep watch and try to distract preditors … more →
Friday mystery object #106 answer
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wrote 1 year ago: On Friday I gave you this specimen to identify: I thought that it might prove a difficult one, but i … more →
Eurasian Curlew, Großer Brachvogel, Numenius arquata
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wrote 1 year ago: Ras Mohamed, South Sinai, Egypt - March 2010 Nikon D300, Nikkor 18-200mm Copyright by Nicole … more →
Stone Curlew, Triel, Burhinus oedicnemus
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wrote 1 year ago: I had to be quick for this one. I just thought ‘odd bird alarm’ and got in one snap. Not … more →
Laughing Gull
wrote 1 year ago: Unlike other gulls, this species does not dive for their catch, but rather snatches it out of the wa … more →
Willit
wrote 1 year ago: This common Florida resident is larger and has more nerve when it comes to water than other probing … more →
Formation through the dust
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wrote 1 year ago: Not exactly, but that’s what I got after editing around a bit and it fits the current weather. … more →
Common Snipe, Bekassine, Gallinago gallinago
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wrote 1 year ago: This is a Lifer I got while birding with Abdul Rahman Al Sirhan (Secretary of the KORC, Chairman of … more →
Wood Sandpiper, Bruchwasserläufer, Tringa glareola
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wrote 2 years ago: The Wood Sandpiper is another first for me, thanks to Kuwait The bird is around 18-21cm tall and has … more →
Black-winged Stilt, Stelzenläufer, Himantopus himantopus
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wrote 2 years ago: My first Black-winged Stilt for Kuwait. They are common visitors, rarer in summer, but some of them … more →
Gull-billed Tern, Lachseeschwalbe, Gelochelidon nilotica
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wrote 2 years ago: A Lifer from last year I am digging through my archives and try to delete some crap and ID the Lefto … more →
