I took the following photo recently of 3 different Sandpipers together. Can you name them?
The Sandpipers are at Alice Springs presumably on their way further south for summer, or here until nearly winter. One of our more longer term residents is the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper:
The Common Greenshank is one I re-encountered a few weeks ago at Docker River. Definitive by its high "peep" as it flies, I have included some shots below which show its markings as well.
The Common Sandpiper is one I find fairly easy to identify due to its plain brown colouring and white eyering as per below
I love the iridescent colours of the feathers in the wings of Pacific Black Ducks and how they change depending on the light. You can see the purple on the left hand wing in this photo.
Red-necked Avocets seem to be a very accommodating fly-by bird as can be see by the photo below
Sanderlings, one a bit more mature than the other in the foreground, or perhaps a male and a female, not sure
And finally, a rather pinky/red coloured Yellow-billed Spoonbill. Obviously being playing around in the Central Australian dirt!
The Sandpipers are at Alice Springs presumably on their way further south for summer, or here until nearly winter. One of our more longer term residents is the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper:
(I think this one was just testing how cold or warm the water was, just a toe in! :0) )
The Common Greenshank is one I re-encountered a few weeks ago at Docker River. Definitive by its high "peep" as it flies, I have included some shots below which show its markings as well.
The Common Sandpiper is one I find fairly easy to identify due to its plain brown colouring and white eyering as per below
I love the iridescent colours of the feathers in the wings of Pacific Black Ducks and how they change depending on the light. You can see the purple on the left hand wing in this photo.
Red-necked Avocets seem to be a very accommodating fly-by bird as can be see by the photo below
Sanderlings, one a bit more mature than the other in the foreground, or perhaps a male and a female, not sure
And finally, a rather pinky/red coloured Yellow-billed Spoonbill. Obviously being playing around in the Central Australian dirt!
