Tag: Long-billed Curlew

Birding

Santa comes to La Paz early

December 14, 2016 by Tom Brown 3 Comments

In, what I am sure is an effort to keep ahead of his busy schedule, Santa Claus made an early delivery to the La...

Birds

The Long-billed Curlew

December 7, 2016 by Tom Brown No Comments

In my continuing coverage of the return migrants to the lower Baja, todays story is of the Long-billed Curlew. This extremely large shorebird, coming...

Birds

A Marbled Godwit Foraging Near Seal Rock San Francisco

December 16, 2015 by Larry 1 Comment

The Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) in the photo above, shown landing at Fort De Soto County Park in Pinellas County, Florida, is used with...

Birding, Trips

A Gathering at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

November 4, 2015 by Larry 2 Comments

As I always do on the way home, following a short visit to the San Francisco Bay Area, I take in at least one...

Birds

Most Well-endowed Birds

April 26, 2012 by Mike No Comments

Life is a lottery, and some folks are born with more substantial… attributes than others. If you’re feeling insecure about certain aspects of your personal topography, you’re...

Birds

A Long-billed Curlew Foraging

March 28, 2012 by Larry 9 Comments

The Long-billed Curlew’s (Numenius americanus) bill is best adapted for capturing shrimp and crabs living in deep burrows on tidal mudflats or burrowing earthworms...

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