Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Willet at Sunrise

While we were at Bowdoin NWR in Montana we saw a few different shore birds including willets. There are two different populations of willets in North America. The western population breeds in fresh water habits, such as Montana, and winters on the Pacific Coast. The eastern population is slightly smaller and breeds in salt water habitats along the Atlantic Coast. This is an example of an eastern willet that I photographed on the gulf coast of Texas last year.


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9 comments:

  1. 2sweetnsaxyMay 31, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    Beautiful! I absolutely love the lighting in this.

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  2. Leckeres für Mensch und KatzeMay 31, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    Nice shot. :) LG Tina

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  3. Martha ZMay 31, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    I like the wavy reflection and of course, the willet.

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  4. Photo CacheMay 31, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    incredible.

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  5. My name is RietMay 31, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    So beautiful. Love it

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  6. fjällripanMay 31, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Beautiful birds and I really like the reflections!

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  7. lotusleafMay 31, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    Absolutely lovely picture!

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  8. Kay L. DaviesMay 31, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    Gorgeous reflections in a super photo.
    — K

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

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  9. NicoletteJune 1, 2011 at 4:10 AM

    Gorgeous photo of the willet... gorgeous reflections...

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