Happy Monday, enjoy your day!
This week I am sharing the Solitary Sandpiper. The Solitary Sandpiper like it's name is usually seen alone, but sometimes small groups may be seen together during migration. They are seen on the edges of muddy ponds, streams and marshes. I found these two Solitary Sandpipers along with a couple of Yellowlegs where a stream goes into our lake. The area is somewhat like a mudflat when the lake is low.
The Solitary Sandpiper is a medium sized shorebird and has a dark back and white underparts. They wings appear to have little white dots.
They have a white eye-ring and a dark medium sized bill.
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
115 comments:
Ah another bird I never heard of before but very similar to birds we have here on shores. I googled it and it is one of the many stilt-walkers. This one occurs only on your side of the ocean.
Hari Om
...somehow that name seems it would work for a blog title... or a music group! A lovely birdie though... it might like it here at the moment, where things are very grey and very wet! Such is the start of the week. YAM xx
Wonderful looking birds - I got the 'sandpiper' bit correct, but missed the 'solitary' part - I rather like this game!
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
Belas e magnificas fotografias.
Um abraço e boa semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
Hello,
Beautiful photos! The Solitary Sandpiper is very pretty.
Happy Monday, and enjoy your new week!
I love to hear all the different bird calls along the beach
Enjoy these shorebirds while you may. Most of them are at the very tail end of their southbound migration. Winter is just around the corner!
Hello Stewart, sometimes they are seen in groups, lol. Thanks for the comment. Enjoy your day and new week ahead!
Hello, I am happy you learned a new bird, at least one that shows on our side of the ocean. Thanks for the comment. Enjoy your day and new week ahead!
Hello Yam, we are expecting some rain this afternoon. It has been very dry here lately. Thanks for the comment. Happy Monday, enjoy your day and new week ahead!
Hello, Thanks for the comment. Happy Monday, enjoy your day and new week ahead!
Hello, it is a beautiful bird. Thanks for the comment. Happy Monday, enjoy your day and new week ahead!
Hello, Karen! I enjoy listening the different bird songs. They are pretty sounds. Thanks for the comment. Happy Monday, enjoy your day and new week ahead!
Hello David, it is nice to still see some shorebirds moving thru. I am not looking forward to winter. Thanks for the comment. Happy Monday, enjoy your day and new week ahead!
This water bird is widespread in Finland too, but I haven't met it clearly yet!
So...nice to see it in your pages.
Have a great week!
Hello, it is wonderful to see all the shorebirds and waders. I hope you get to see some in Finland. Thanks so much for your comment and visit. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week ahead!
Very nice! Loved seeing this pretty bird.
They're neat birds...I'm used to seeing them on beach, though (wink)
It was nice to see them. They looks so pretty!
Lovely Sandpiper images Eileen.
That's a new one for me. Sandpipers are so cute when they flit back and forth on the wet sand. Have a great new week.
I am fond of these birds! Though the Heron is my favorite!
cute little solitary piper, the last photo got an out loud OHHH when it came up. love it
...calm and peaceful.
Hello Marie, Thanks so much for your visit and comment. They are much appreciated. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week ahead!
Pretty sandpipers, Eileen! These are lovely reflections of them too!
Hope you have a great week!
Hello, this is one Sandpiper that is seen inland and not on the beach. Thanks for the comment.
Happy Monday, enjoy your new week ahead!
Hello, yes they are pretty. But, then I think all the birds are pretty.
Happy Monday, enjoy your new week ahead!
Thanks so much Bob! Happy Monday, enjoy your new week ahead!
I love those little spots. What a cute bird.
Hello, Carol!
The Sandpipers are cute birds. I am just addicted to all of the birds. Thanks so much for your comment.
Enjoy your day!
Hello Kelleyn, I think all the birds are my favorites. Hard to pick just one. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
I like seeing Sandpipers. Wonderful photos!
Thanks for the comment, Tom! Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
Hello, it was hard to take these photos. My camera can only zoom so far and the birds were a distance away.
Thanks so much for the comment. Enjoy your day!
Hello Christine, Thanks for your comment and visit. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
Hello Mary, they are cute birds. Thanks for the comment. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
Hello Lois, I enjoy seeing all the birds. Thanks for your comment and visit. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
Brilliant captures, Eileen! I love your photography! Thank you so much for sharing, and I hope you have a fantastic week ahead. :)
Hello Linda, thank you for the nice comment. I am glad you enjoyed my photos.
Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
Excellent find!! I love watching them in their bobbing frenzy for tidbits in the mudflats!!
Very enjoyable pictures today. Makes me wish I could be there with you on the beach! Have a good day - we are receiving much needed rain this a.m.
Oh I can relate to the solitary pipers ~ my style ~ solitary and small groups ~ Beautiful photos, Eileen as always ~ ^_^
Love and light,
A Shutterbug Explores
Lovely shots of this bird.
I love the sparkling water!
They are SO cute when they run. As always, some lovely images!
Great shots of the solitary piper. You have a wide knowledge of birds. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Looks like that solitary sandpiper had a buddy! Nice pics.
They are such cute creatures!
Hello Jeanie,
They are cute birds. Thanks for the comment.
Have a happy day and week ahead,
Eileen
Hello, Linda
Yes, even the birds need a buddy. Thanks for the comment.
Enjoy your new week ahead,
Eileen
Hello, thanks for the comment. I wish I knew more, I am far from being an expert on the birds. I just love watching them.
Have a great day and new week ahead,
Eileen
Hello Anni, they are fun birds to watch. Thanks for the comment and visit. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
Hello, thanks for the nice comment on my pictures. I wish you could watch the birds with me too.
Thanks for the comment and visit. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
Hello, thanks for the comment and visit.
Have a great day and new week ahead!
Beautiful.. love the cute birds..
Hello, Carol,
Hubby and I are much the same. Prefer solitary outings or little groups. Thanks so much for your comment.
Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
Eileen
Hello, Lynn
Thanks so much for your comment.
Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
Eileen
Hello, they are cuties. Thanks so much for your comment.
Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
Eileen
Hello, thanks so much for your comment.
Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
Eileen
Lovely bird pics.
Greetings
A very photogenic bird!
I would love to see a solitary sandpiper -- heck, I'd love to see any bird about now -- we've been a little too busy lately.
I did not know there was a solitary sandpiper..Sad!! Nice pictures as always..I like it's spots..Enjoy your week!!
Lovely birds Eileen, and I like the way the water seems to sparkle in your photo's too.
I hope you have an enjoyable week.
All the best Jan
Love seeing their reflections, too!
Hi Eileen, Happy Monday to you and I sure enjoyed your photos of the Solitary Sandpiper! I would like to take this opportunity to say that you are absolutely one of the best at leaving kind comments and replying to the comments you get. Your blog is an inspiration for me. I also love the way you link up with the memes. I hope you have a great week ahead and I'll be looking forward to your next post.
Hi There, I always love seeing all of your different varieties of birds.... I learn SO much.. The Solitary Sandpiper is a gorgeous little bird. Thanks for sharing this one with us...
Hugs,
Betsy
great pictures and information...i have only ever seen them or their relatives on the beach!! they are cute, fast little runners!!
Wonderful - I don't think I've ever seen one before.
When I lived near the Atlantic beaches i loved to watch the sandpipers skip along the shore--they were so fast!
Hello Eileen! Great shots of the sand pipers! Very beautiful birds!
Like the reflection in the water! Gorgeous pictures!
Have a lovely week ahead !
Dimi...
great shots of this Sandpiper Eileen Many thanks for the links in while I was in MAlawi. Back to porridge now!!
What a lovely looking bird, great photo.
Amanda xx
Hello JoAnn,
Some of these birds look so alike, it is hard to tell them apart.
Thanks so much for your comment and visit.
Happy Tuesday, enjoy your day!
Eileen
Hello Debbie,
It is great to seeing the sandpipers on the beaches They do run quickly.
Thanks so much for the comment.
Have a happy day,
Eileen
Hello, Dimi,
Thanks so much for visiting my blog. I appreciate your nice comment too.
Enjoy your day and the week ahead,
Eileen
Hello Missy, There are actually a lot of different Sandpipers. Many of them I have never seen but would like to see them all.
Thanks so much for your comment. Happy Tuesday, enjoy your day!
Hello John,
I appreciate your nice comment and your visits.
Maybe some day you will have another post to link up.
Have a happy day,
Eileen
Hello Jan, thanks so much for the comment.
I hope you have a great week too, have a happy day,
Eileen
Hello, Margaret,
It was no problem linking you up, my pleasure.
Thanks for the comment.
Enjoy your day,
Eileen
Hello, thanks so much for your comment.
Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
Eileen
Hello, thanks so much for your comment and visit.
Enjoy your day!
Eileen
Hello Sallie, I am sure you are having fun with your Oregon family. Is it time to move back to Florida soon?
Thanks so much for your visit and comment. Have a happy day!
Hello Betsy,
Thank you for visiting my blog and for the comment. I am glad you enjoyed my Sandpiper, there are so many birds we can learn.
Have a happy day,
Eileen
Hi Ellen,
Thanks so much for the nice comment. Have a happy day!
Eileen
Hello, Pat! It is nice to see the Sandpipers on the beaches. Wish I was there now. Thanks for the comment and visit.
Enjoy your day,
Eileen
Hello Amanda, it is a pretty bird. I was happy to see it at our local lake. Thanks so much for the comment and visit.
Have a happy day,
Eileen
Such sweet little fellows Eileen. Thank you
Hello Cloudia,
Thanks so much, your visits are always appreciated.
Have a happy day,
Eileen
Lovely photos Eileen! I always learn something new from you!
Hello, I think as bloggers we all learn new things. Thanks for your visit and comment. Have a happy day!
Nice photos !
Lovely photos Eileen. I hope your week is going well.
The migratory birds are here now and the birders are happy again. I am not a birder so i've just been to a site once years ago. They are mostly in the waters. I prefer those in the mountains and trees. We have lots of crows and they get to be pests. I don't know if they are really crows or ravens, hehe.
Very enjoyable photos of the Solitary Sandpiper Eileen. Thanks for sharing.
I enjoyed this post about the sandpiper.
I love those sparkly white flecks on the wing: thank you for pointing these out. Thank you, too, Eileen, for your kind comment on my Littel Owl.
Very pretty birds, and you caught nice reflections in the water
Have a wonderful day!
Great photos Eileen, cute reflections in the water. The latter is a good approach.
I wish you a good Wednesday.
Besos.
Hello, thanks so much for your visit and comment. Have a happy day!
Thanks, I appreciate the comment and visit. Enjoy your day and week!
Hello, you are lucky to see the migratory birds there. Thanks, I appreciate the comment and visit. Enjoy your day and week!
Hello, Denise Thanks, I appreciate the comment and visit. Enjoy your day and week!
Hello, Laura
Thanks, I appreciate the comment and visit. Enjoy your day and week!
Eileen
Hello, I am glad you enjoyed my Sandpiper post.
Thanks, I appreciate the comment and visit.
Enjoy your day and week!
Eileen
Hello Caroline,
It is a pretty bird.
Thanks and I appreciate the comment and visit. Enjoy your day and week!
Eileen
Hello Lea,
Thanks for the nice comment on my photo. I appreciate the visit and comment.
Have a happy day,
Eileen
Hello Lea,
Thanks for the nice comment on my photo. I appreciate the visit and comment.
Have a happy day,
Eileen
beautiful photos! i enjoyed visiting your blog for the first time :)
Lovely photos Eileen. Kind of nice to see the solitary sandpiper has company :D) xx
a beautiful sandpiper, well they all are. I don´t think we have this one. :) Thanks for sharing. We do have a relative to it. They both nest in trees :)
Wonderful captures Eileen. Have an amazing weekend :)
Beautiful birds, beautiful photos, and great reflections.
More wonderful birds.... thank you Eileen... Michelle
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