Saturday, November 20, 2010

CC..Outer Banks birds and critter

It was great to see the shorebirds and other birds in the Outer Banks. And I even got to see a what I think is a ghost crab, or is it a hermit crab or maybe a fiddler crab?  The ducks and snow geese are migrating so we were able to see a great variety of birds.  I still have some ducks and shorebirds I need to id.

                                              I believe this one below is the Semipalmated plover, it is a cutie.





Hooded Merganser


Not sure about this one, anyone know?

The front of my unknown shorebird



A crab...are those antenna looking things their eyes?

Poor thing was trying to get away from a fish crow. It looks like it only has one big claw.




These are my some of my critters from the Outer Banks and to
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Thanks to Misty Dawn for hosting and thanks for stopping by to see my critter post.



37 comments:

  1. That looks a wonderful place to get some great shots, Eileen. I like the shots of the crab - wonder if he got away?

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  2. Beautiful pictures of the shore birds, Eileen. I have no idea what your mystery bird is. I'm sure that someone will know.

    I have never been to the Outer Banks --but we go fairly close to there every year when we go to the beach at Ocean Isle. We're even going in December this year --which will be a first for us.

    Have a great Saturday.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  3. Great shots! I hope the poor little crab got away.

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  4. Lovely shots - I do like the beach in winter.

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  5. I love shorebirds. Your hooded merganser is so cute. Wish I could help identify your mystery bird. Not a sanderling, is it? Just a wild guess, I really know next to nothing.
    -- K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  6. Cool shots! I like the Plover - it IS a cutie!

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  7. Love that crab shots Eileen.

    Snakes, have a good Saturday!

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  8. really beautiful photos and critters. I've never seen a hooded merganser before.. really unusual.

    I think your mystery bird is a Semipalmated Sandpiper.

    Found it here: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Semipalmated_Sandpiper/id

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  9. Am personally not so enamoured of the crabs... but the shorebirds are wonderful.

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  10. Your bird with the hair-do may be a a male hooded merganser. The only reason I know is that I took a picture of a bird like this last winter and someone told me that she thought it was this merganser. All your photos are marvelous Eileen, and I love that header.

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  11. Eileen, I believe the shorebird is an American Golden Plover. If not for the dark tail feathers it could also be a Black-bellied Plover. You have some magnificent photos of the ghost crab. I love your header photo with the sea grass, the leaden sea and the dramatic clouds.

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  12. How sweet and adorable. I also love that reflection in the first shot.

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  13. A wonderful critter post, Eileen, what a great place for viewing natures creatures.

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  14. What a great collections of critters and such a scenic location. That little crab sure does look frantic. ~ Calico Contemplations

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  15. Eileen,

    The mystery bird is a Black-bellied Plover. Best way to tell it from the American Golden Plover (very rare in NC) is when it flews you see black under the wings, dead give away.

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  16. They really look wonderful specially when they are at the beach! have a nice day hope youll visit mine....

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  17. Thanks for commenting on my blog.
    You take a great photos of birds. All sorts of birds. I find it very difficult to photograph birds, especially the small one. So I am not good at this:)
    First one is my favorite. It's so lovely.

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  18. :-) Nice capture of the birds.. i haven't seen birds like that and i guess ill just enjoy seeing it in pictures...weeee

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  19. Hooded Merganser was new to me. That´s one unusual shape of the head. Thanks for sharing that.

    NatureFootstep Photo

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  20. These are the birds I have never seen before. Great post dear Eileen with very beautiful photos and information! Have a delightful Sunday!

    http://modaninkuslari.blogspot.com

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  21. What a funny bird in the first picture he could go to Ascott with his fashionable hat !

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  22. You're so lucky to see all these lovely birds :)

    Thanks for dropping by...

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  23. Great shots! I really love the one of the crab.

    Erika B

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  24. Yes, Black-bellied Plover. Good series.

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  25. Love your shorebirds Eileen! Guess I'm going to have to give them a try sometime.

    Thanks for your nice comment on my squirrel post. I've taken a lot of squirrel shots but I think the background & lighting makes this series my best ever.

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  26. love 'em all ! but plovers make me especially happy. great shots and birds!

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  27. You always have such a wonderful assortment of birds Eileen. I'm glad someone else could ID your mystery bird, the best I could do was say it reminded me of a plover.

    Great shot of the Hooded Merganser, I finally got some photos of one last week.

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  28. Your header photo is spectacular, and I love all the shorebirds.

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  29. Great shots. I enjoyed my virtual visit to the beach. Birds will never sit still for me to take photos.

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  30. Hi Eileen. Lovely series from your beach visit. I tend to agree with Randy and Chris ... Black-bellied Plover, although over here we call it a Grey Plover. Cheers FAB.

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  31. Those are ghost crabs and you have lovely shots of the birds.

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  32. A beautiful series of photographs, but I have no idea what the unidentified bird is.

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