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Gallinago delicata
A common shorebird of wet, grassy spots, the Wilson's Snipe has an extremely long bill that it uses to probe in the mud for small invertebrates. Its camouflage is so good that it often is not seen before it flushes from the grass. (Cornell)
I was surprised to see this snipe fly in to the the edge of the water right in front of me this time of year. Most of them migrate south for the winter, but a few hang around the coast. Once I got closer to get some pictures, I noticed a second snipe with this one in the grass.
Spotted on Jan 19, 2014
Submitted on Jan 19, 2014
2 Comments
Thanks António. They are fun to watch flying off the ground and the calls they make are good too.
Beautiful series Tom,we have here the Gallinago Gallinago ,i was admired first time i saw one taking off from the floor where was hiden,they make a huge almost vertical jump and then fire straigth way,realy unic