floridensis
janson jones
Category: Charadriiformes
Spring Break 2024: Pluvialis squatarola, 12 March 2024
Pluvialis squatarola, the Black-bellied plover;Monroe county, Florida (12 March 2024).Spring Break 2024 A couple of quick snapshots of some Black-bellied plovers along the edge of the Florida Keys. Because I don’t have a telephoto lens, I don’t tend to get decent shots of our… Continue Reading “Spring Break 2024: Pluvialis squatarola, 12 March 2024”
Recurvirostra americana, 31 March 2012
Recurvirostra americana, the American avocet;Brevard county, Florida (31 March 2012). The American avocet sports a fairly thin, curved beak. In Brevard county, it’s most abundant from January through March. This photograph was taken just at the end of their local season. This species is… Continue Reading “Recurvirostra americana, 31 March 2012”
Sterna paradisaea, 20 May 2011
Sterna paradisaea, the Arctic tern; Anchorage, Alaska (20 May 2011). In Florida, we certainly have our seagulls and tern. Alaska was no different. Plenty of gull and tern species all over south-central Alaska. One of my favorites was the Arctic tern, featured here. They… Continue Reading “Sterna paradisaea, 20 May 2011”
Thalasseus maximus, 30 November 2013
Thalasseus maximus, the Royal tern;Volusia county, Florida (30 November 2013). Pick a temperate or tropical coastline in the Western hemisphere, and there’s a decent chance you’ll find a Royal tern somewhere along the shifting sands. Terns are sort of the badass, awesome side of… Continue Reading “Thalasseus maximus, 30 November 2013”
Calidris alba, 24 August 2013
Calidris alba, the Sanderling;Volusia county, Florida (24 August 2013). The Sanderling is a ubiquitous feature of life-on-the-beach as I know it. These tiny little birds are always speed-walking along the edge of crashing waves. As the waves roll in, they scuttle just ahead of… Continue Reading “Calidris alba, 24 August 2013”
Tringa semipalmata, 05 July 2006
Tringa semipalmata, the Willet;Brevard county, Florida (05 July 2006). Not the greatest photo you’re going to find on this site, but the Willet demands representation! Heh. This species can be extremely abundant on the shorelines of both the Americas, North and South. You can… Continue Reading “Tringa semipalmata, 05 July 2006”
Anous stolidus, 08 May 2009
Anous stolidus, the Brown noddy;Monroe county, Florida (08 May 2009). Jumping back to the southeast, let’s check out a couple of birds photographed at Dry Tortugas National Park about seventy miles west of Key West, Florida. Sporting a fairly wide distribution across the planet,… Continue Reading “Anous stolidus, 08 May 2009”
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