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Photographed on sandy beach at river mouth.
Brown back, white belly, black collar around the neck, and a large, black bill.
next to parking lot at Pea Island NWR
.5-20cm; Weight: 55-70g
The Wilson's
First time seeing this species for me, so that is always a plus. This is a ...
just beyond the high-tide line. There are around three subspecies of the
This small spotty bird in front was resting with a Willet and the Marbled ...
A heavily streaked breast and sides and complex pattern of pale dots all over ...
Thought at first this was a Sanderling because of the light color, but the legs ...
Laughing Gulls are medium-sized gulls with fairly long wings and long legs that ...
Laughing Gulls are medium-sized gulls with fairly long wings and long legs that ...
Dark crown and gray body. Striped throat and breast. Largest of the North ...
Great Blue Herons appear blue-gray from a distance, with a wide black stripe ...
Willets are large, stocky shorebirds with long legs and thick, straight bills ...
Unique among the world's seven species of pelicans, the Brown Pelican is found ...
Herring Gulls are large gulls with hefty yellow bills with a small red dot on ...
A medium to large heron of shallow salt water, the Reddish Egret comes in a ...
Brown with tiny white spots on the wings and narrow, indistinct streaks on the ...
These photos have many different shorebirds, but the focus was to show the ...
The Sanderling is a small plump sandpiper, 18–20 cm in length. Its weight ...
Willets are gray or brown birds that, when flying, display a striking white and ...
The Ring-billed is a medium-sized gull with a fairly short, slim bill. Adults ...
Laughing Gulls are medium-sized gulls with fairly long wings and long legs that ...
Laughing Gulls are medium gray above and white below. Summer adults have a ...
A medium to large heron of shallow salt water, the Reddish Egret comes in a ...
Unique among the world's seven species of pelicans, the Brown Pelican is found ...
The Ruddy Turnstone is a small wading bird. It is in the sandpiper family. It ...
A medium to large heron of shallow salt water, the Reddish Egret comes in a ...
A medium to large heron of shallow salt water, the Reddish Egret comes in a ...
Willets are large, stocky shorebirds with long legs and thick, straight bills ...
Unique among the world's seven species of pelicans, the Brown Pelican is found ...
Double-crested Cormorants are large waterbirds with small heads on long, kinked ...
Double-crested Cormorants are large waterbirds with small heads on long, kinked ...
A small wading bird, 22–24 centimetres (8.7–9.4 in) long with a wingspan of ...
A medium to large heron of shallow salt water, the Reddish Egret comes in a ...
A medium to large heron of shallow salt water, the Reddish Egret comes in a ...
These brown pelicans are fishing in the surf. They fly close to the surface ...