tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773600389646021892.post978793389947575252..comments2024-02-16T13:37:21.658-05:00Comments on Kathie's Birds: Those Pesky PeepsKathie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773600389646021892.post-59175111818929348192013-08-13T11:37:17.607-04:002013-08-13T11:37:17.607-04:00Roy, they are semipalmated sandpipers, but I have ...Roy, they are semipalmated sandpipers, but I have so little experience with them that it just put me off. We get Least and Westerns more out here and when I lived in Massachusetts I was always seeing sanderlings!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773600389646021892.post-19813557593102301682013-08-13T06:40:43.448-04:002013-08-13T06:40:43.448-04:00I don't often get to see waders of any kind an...I don't often get to see waders of any kind and I have to scan all the books if I photograph any Kathie. You got some decent shots though.Roy Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054701497328213666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773600389646021892.post-91470371802634109402013-08-12T23:28:17.285-04:002013-08-12T23:28:17.285-04:00Sheila, yes they are!Sheila, yes they are!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773600389646021892.post-36891237022053115082013-08-12T23:27:59.756-04:002013-08-12T23:27:59.756-04:00Frank, you've been to Brig? How wonderful! BTW...Frank, you've been to Brig? How wonderful! BTW, I think westerns have black legs but the least have yellow-green legs. By process of elimination I have concluded those have to be the semipalms!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773600389646021892.post-39459254568581438092013-08-12T23:26:09.374-04:002013-08-12T23:26:09.374-04:00KaHolly, I keep trying. It's funny how the bir...KaHolly, I keep trying. It's funny how the birds never look like the ones in the books when it comes to shorebirds!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773600389646021892.post-46280714501476414492013-08-12T22:48:18.468-04:002013-08-12T22:48:18.468-04:00It's fun to try and find the bird in your phot...It's fun to try and find the bird in your photos! They are so well camouflaged!Sheila at WolfSongBlog.Comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794935906093826368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773600389646021892.post-63861667888093726232013-08-12T20:21:00.089-04:002013-08-12T20:21:00.089-04:00Hi Kathie. According to my memory and a thumb thro...Hi Kathie. According to my memory and a thumb thro' my copy of Sibley I believe they are Semipalmated Sandpipers. Black legs, short bill, dark cap and fairly uniform scaly plumage. They can be very variable and could be confused with Western Sandpipers but they, of course, have greenish-yellow legs.<br /><br />BTW the previous post definitely reminded me of my visit to Brigantine 10 years ago. Would love to go back there one day.FABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185823702988992159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773600389646021892.post-79097608308497383892013-08-12T18:58:15.151-04:002013-08-12T18:58:15.151-04:00I live at the shore and struggle with id's!! ...I live at the shore and struggle with id's!! As a matter of fact, I was paddling in some mud flats just yesterday and need to import my pics so I can sit with my books! Nice shots!KaHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528677007819875856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773600389646021892.post-65854859701991537912013-08-12T17:57:31.622-04:002013-08-12T17:57:31.622-04:00Denise, Definitely! I would love to go back again!...Denise, Definitely! I would love to go back again!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773600389646021892.post-15384947223390814732013-08-12T16:53:36.227-04:002013-08-12T16:53:36.227-04:00Great place to bird watch Kathie!Great place to bird watch Kathie!DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773600389646021892.post-1781429855354954952013-08-12T16:06:10.253-04:002013-08-12T16:06:10.253-04:00Margaret, I forgot to mention that I know none of ...Margaret, I forgot to mention that I know none of the birds in the photos are dunlins, ruddy turnstones or semipalmated plovers!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773600389646021892.post-73700665172225156012013-08-12T15:48:07.061-04:002013-08-12T15:48:07.061-04:00HI Kisthie I have never seen a Semipalmated Sand...HI Kisthie I have never seen a Semipalmated Sandpiper so I cannot tell if these are they but th photos look good.Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.com