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RW123 wrote in post #19516664
Nice shot Hammy--I can hear the swallow calling..!

realairlight wrote in post #19516688
Someone forgot to tell this little guy that he's not a hippopotamus.

avondale87 wrote in post #19516789
Awesome. Certainly beefing it out
Beautiful bird & photo

Thanks for the comments!
Steve

greenjeans wrote in post #19517023
American Goldfinch male.

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A beauty, Gene.

Thank you, Bill. First decent shot of one this year.

sogs wrote in post #19517061
Great captures!

Thanks sogs!

A pair of Yellow Warblers

Redstart, Black and White

Common Yellowthroat...

kd_reno wrote in post #19516934
Nice shot. It's a possibly an American Golden Plover, a spring migrant in Florida. Otherwise a Black-bellied Plover, a winter resident. Dark crown looks good for golden, but the bill looks bit stout. It's just starting to change into breeding plumage, or it would be much easier to ID.

Least sandpipers are much smaller, the smallest shorebird you're likely to see in the US, and have yellow legs.

Thanks for the input. I think you're right. I just finished reading about the adult, nonbreeding, black-bellied plover and the adult, nonbreeding, American golden plover and the one thing that really separates the two is the eyebrow. The nonbreeding American golden plover has a more distinct eyebrow, and this plover has just that.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19516735
A huge congratulations on receiving Best of Show for this outstanding shot, Paul!

Thanks for the kind words Mike. Happy trails.

sogs wrote in post #19516859
Superb shot!

Very nice!

Nice capture!

Good one!

Fabulous series! Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Wonderful shot! Great background!

Nicely done!

Another great cutie!

Two beautiful captures!

Many thanks Sogs.

Great Blue Heron catches a Frog
Happy trails

flurp wrote in post #19517105
A pair of Yellow Warblers

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Nice catch.

paul katinas wrote in post #19517113
Great Blue Heron catches a Frog
Happy trails

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What an amazing capture, Paul! Your success with birds and their prey is uncanny!

fotoi wrote in post #19516826
Mallard

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Beautiful capture of the hen Mallard, fotoi! The sharpness, the light, and the great color are all amazing!

greenjeans wrote in post #19517023
American Goldfinch male.

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Terrific capture of this beautiful American Goldfinch, Gene! Very nice work.

Pippan wrote in post #19517037
Rufous-banded Honeyeater enjoying some late afternoon rays at Fogg Dam.

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Lovely capture, Pippan! This Rufous-banded Honeyeater is tack sharp.

sixtygp wrote in post #19517038
Pileated Woodpecker, Muir Woods, CA

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Wonderful capture of this Pileated Woodpecker, Matt!

sogs wrote in post #19517041
Tree Swallow

Excellent capture of this beautiful Tree Swallow, sogs!

avondale87 wrote in post #19516795
today there were about 20 of these beauties moving around. They sure do stick together and yet seldom all land on same spot together.
male Superb Fairy Wren

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Oh man, Richard...you capture these Superb Fairy Wrens in a terrific manner every time you post. I honestly love and enjoy all your shots of these amazing little wrens.

jimmy_racoon wrote in post #19517079
green heron

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Fantastic capture of this Green Heron, Jimmy! You really did a great job with this one.

flurp wrote in post #19517105
A pair of Yellow Warblers

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Both these shots of the Yellow Warblers are truly nice captures. flurp!

Pippan wrote in post #19516801
Female (above) and male Red-tailed Black Cockatoos at Berry Springs, south of Darwin.

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These are both amazing looking birds, Pippan. Nice captures of them both!

Tom in Arizona wrote in post #19516894
Gilded Flicker...

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Wonderful image of the Gilded Flicker, Tom! You certainly nailed this one!

K9Kirk wrote in post #19517108
Thanks for the input. I think you're right. I just finished reading about the adult, nonbreeding, black-bellied plover and the adult, nonbreeding, American golden plover and the one thing that really separates the two is the eyebrow. The nonbreeding American golden plover has a more distinct eyebrow, and this plover has just that.

After looking some more I'm leaning to Black-bellied, for several reasons.

The eyebrow is useful in separating the two in winter plumage, but not necessarily while they are molting in the spring. If you look at photos in Cornell's Macaulay Library you can see many shots of BBPL with white starting over the eye. https://search.macaula​ylibrary.org/catalog?t​axonCode=bkbplo

Your bird has a relatively stout bill. Golden bills are typically a bit shorter and thinner.

Your bird still has a clean belly. Winter Golden has dingier underparts. Both would be turning black now.

In flight or with the wings raised it's very easy to tell. Black-bellied have a whitish rump and tail, and the base of the underwing is black (black "armpits). Goldens have dark rumps and tails, and the underwing is all gray.

And when all else fails, go with the odds. Black-bellied is common all along the Gulf Coast. American Golden-Plover only makes brief stops while migrating from South America to the Arctic tundra.

Shorebirds are fun! I think you might already be hooked.