Happy Monday, enjoy your day!
My wild bird this week is the Dunlin. These images are mostly from my trip to Washington State but I have seen the Dunlin in Maryland, Delaware and Florida. They are shorebirds with a short neck, bright red back and a black belly. The black belly appears during the breeding season. Their legs and bills are black.
Their foraging has been compared to a sewing machine, with their bills going up and down picking up small food and insects.
I have seen large flocks of the Dunlins, they can be found on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches.
As always I thank you for stopping by and as always I appreciate your comments.
My list of memes for today, I hope to see you there. Thanks to both of the host below.
Thanks to Michelle for hosting Nature Notes
Thanks to Stewart for hosting Wild Bird Wednesday
beautiful! I find these images very soothing to look at.
ReplyDeleteEna tantos e muito bem apanhados.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
Hari OM
ReplyDeleteThere are dunlin over this way - though I have yet to see any around my part of the coast! I envy you this flock - in a nice way &*> YAM xx
...a bunch of busy little critters.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I have seen them on the mudflats of Galveston.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures of the dunlin.
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful birds! You show so many different birs, and as usual I have never seen them before.
Happy Monday!
Dunlins are lovely birds. Thank you. Have a great day, Eileen.
ReplyDeleteInteresting birds to watch. They are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI have seen them many times, and NEVER seen the black on the belly! How funny! They are smaller than the Short-billed Dowitchers that dig their heads in the shallows... that is how I tell them apart. But alone... yes, sewing machine! Thanks for sharing! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteI have seen these birds many times and did not know the names. we like to watch them running to and fro pecking away.
ReplyDeletevery neat shots!!
ReplyDeleteI've always called those sandpipers, and loved watching them catch sand crabs in California.
ReplyDeleteLovely capture on the shorebirds and interesting to know how they forage!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice week ahead
Sweet little ones! Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteVery nice place.. love dunlins and other shorebirds..
ReplyDeleteHave a great week..
I've seen those on the Oregon coast too. Cute little guys, and great photos of them.
ReplyDeleteNice shots of cute shorebirds.
ReplyDeleteOnce again totally new to me.
Enjoy your week!
Interesting comparing them to a sewing machine. : )
ReplyDeleteGreat photos.
The Dunlins certainly have long pointy beaks that look like sewing needles. They must be interesting to watch along the shore.
ReplyDeleteDon't you just love watching the birds. I do. I love to watch a bunch flying around and when one turns, they all turn, they land together, take off together....amazing and you wonder how the world gets to all of them!
ReplyDeleteThey are so cute. I've never seen these guys!
ReplyDeleteHi There, Cute little bird. I may have seen them --but had no idea of their name... Not sure I've ever heard that bird's name before... I have a hard enough time keeping up with our Backyard Birds here --and I'll admit that I don't know my shore-birds AT ALL... Maybe I'll learn from you. THANKS.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Betsy
Remarkable birds, and you've captured them beautifully. I don't think they range up here.
ReplyDeleteA lovely collection of Dunlin. Your photos are beautiful :D)
ReplyDeleteI find it wonderful how each creature is perfectly adapted to their habitat.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous and very soothing, Eileen! Thanks so much for sharing these lovely photos!
ReplyDeleteIf I ever saw these birds, I didn't know what I was looking at..interesting post.Thanks for sharing your wonderful pictures.
ReplyDeleteAnother bird that is new to me :)
ReplyDeleteCute bunch of birds and they must be comical to watch if they have been compared to a sewing machine.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week,
Andrea
Beautiful shots of beautiful critters, Eileen! Have a great day, my friend.
ReplyDeleteI learned something new today. I always called those sandpipers. I didn't know they were Dunlins.
ReplyDeleteI've never known for sure what they looked like on land ... on the Lake we used to see flocks of them swooping (all together, almost like one big bird), but they never landed on our shore. Maybe i'll be able to identify some in Florida if I'm lucky this year.
ReplyDeleteSuch an elegant bird. It is a powerful image to see the flock together.
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
Lovely Birds :) Thanks for the post.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice week.
I like that they stand a little like pelicans, with one leg crooked.
ReplyDeleteCharming pictures. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteThe Dunlin are so beautiful, thanks for showing us Eileen.
ReplyDeletehow do they balance on those skinny legs, their look is very distinctive. i don't think i have ever seen these, what a large group and a beautiful shore bird!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos, interesting birds!
ReplyDeletewonderful birds and nice to see. As we have much to low waterlevel everywhere around my area the vaders did not stop here when migrating :(
ReplyDeleteLovey shorebirds. I had never heard of them.
ReplyDeleteHello Eileen,
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've see Dunlin before.
Lovely photographs, thank you.
All the best Jan
Hello Eileen,
ReplyDeleteThe Dunlin is a beautiful walker.
They have been able to photograph you very well.
great that you had such a nice big group at the lilkaar.
Regards, Helma
Gorgeous photography of the Dunlins ~ ^_^
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Very nice !
ReplyDeleteI'm always happy to see shore birds. Nice to know the name of this one!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful bird !
ReplyDeleteI love the sewing machine analogy! :) This is another new to me bird...visiting here is like thumbing through an encyclopedia :) Lovely images; looks so peaceful.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy seeing these, though I don't think I've seen so many in one place. The sewing-machine likeness is spot on!
ReplyDeleteThe Dunlin are so fun to watch in flight. It almost looks like they change color as they flit back and forth.
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What fun to see a whole flock like that!
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a wonderful week!
We all have to admire the Dunlin. It is such a widespread and successful species wherever it occurs. Thanks for reminding us Eileen.
ReplyDeleteYou have taken so many interesting traveling and taking all those beautiful pictures. I have to admit I learn a lot from your posts, particularly the names and the many types of birds. Thank you for that..
ReplyDeleteOh, these are the cutest little birds! It must be fun to watch them! I'll have to look for them here. Hope you are having a good week, Eileen. x K
ReplyDeleteI love shorebirds and that is a very beautiful one. We do not see that one down here unfortunately! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you for introducing me to a new bird Eileen. Never seen these before. Enjoy the rest of your week!
ReplyDeleteWe see these a lot out here. They are beautiful and VERY busy!
ReplyDeleteReally nice photos Eileen!
a serene scene, Eileen.
ReplyDeleteHey...I did not mean for that to rhyme!
Hi Eileen! We have a lot of them where I live. I don't exactly know what they are, but they are always VERY busy! Nice photos!
ReplyDeleteI love blogging. You learn something new everyday! Like what a dunlin is -- I had no idea!
ReplyDeletevery beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteWow - that is an amazing photo - I'd love to see that many at one time. Great capture. Have a grand weekend ahead.
ReplyDeleteHey Eileen,
ReplyDeleteWe have always called these Sandpipers!!! They are fun to watch at the beach, always scurrying along. I always imagined them hunting for periwinkles, but have never seen them eat them??
Dunlin!!! I'll never remember that name!!!
Great pictures of them!!
Suzan
Eileen - I am playing catch-up with my blogging friends since we have had visitors for nine days. These birds have such a beautiful pattern, and I love the image of the sewing machine motion - I can really visualize. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteNot sure I had heard of a dunlin before...Thank you for sharing Eileen.....Michelle
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