- Oct 15 2:55 am
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We had seen a sharp tailed sandpiper at Reifel in September. Others had seen one at Boundary Bay too.
Then, yesterday, Rob told us in the evening, or a sharp tailed sandpiper hanging out among the log poles before the mansion. It was late in the evening, at around six, when I reached there, soon to be joined by Floyd. We found the bird. But, it did not look like a juvenile to me, so need it to be confirmed.
Is this a juvenile?
More importantly, it looked fat to me - almost bloated. As if, upon arriving on these shores, it has been exposed to the famous North American junk food industry. I had seen this bird in Asia, but my recollection was a slender bird, not a mini-balloon.
There are experts out here that have been birding for years, and have seen many sharp tailed sandpipers that end up on these shores over the years. Here is are two question to them -
does this bird appear to be a juvenile, and
Is it too fat or not ?
The bird was barely 60 ft from us at the dyke, long after the tide had receded. Our meeting came to an abrupt halt when a harrier glided by and the bird immediately took flight, and went straight towards the distant shore line.
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Thanks a lot
Tony
Then, yesterday, Rob told us in the evening, or a sharp tailed sandpiper hanging out among the log poles before the mansion. It was late in the evening, at around six, when I reached there, soon to be joined by Floyd. We found the bird. But, it did not look like a juvenile to me, so need it to be confirmed.
Is this a juvenile?
More importantly, it looked fat to me - almost bloated. As if, upon arriving on these shores, it has been exposed to the famous North American junk food industry. I had seen this bird in Asia, but my recollection was a slender bird, not a mini-balloon.
There are experts out here that have been birding for years, and have seen many sharp tailed sandpipers that end up on these shores over the years. Here is are two question to them -
does this bird appear to be a juvenile, and
Is it too fat or not ?
The bird was barely 60 ft from us at the dyke, long after the tide had receded. Our meeting came to an abrupt halt when a harrier glided by and the bird immediately took flight, and went straight towards the distant shore line.
1)
.
2)
.
3)
.
4)
.
5)
.
Thanks a lot
Tony