It seems like we spend the last part of the winter waiting patiently for our favorite birds to return for the new season. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
We saw a few Piping Plovers scurrying about the beach the other day. They were down by the water and up high on the beach running in and out of the seaweed. We didn’t see any babies… maybe it’s still a bit early. We didn’t see any nests either, but they are usually well hidden.
Have you seen any Piping Plovers this season?
This Greater Yellowlegs keeps hanging around the little ponds along the shore at Boat Meadow Beach at low tide. He scurries about while I click away. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
“A Greater Yellowlegs is a slender, long-necked and small-headed shorebird with bright yellow legs. The Greater Yellowlegs strides purposefully across mudflats and marshes with a distinctive high-stepping gait, occasionally breaking into a run to chase aquatic prey.”
Have you ever seen a Greater Yellowlegs?
