{"id":809,"date":"2011-07-08T21:59:20","date_gmt":"2011-07-09T04:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=809"},"modified":"2011-12-06T00:08:28","modified_gmt":"2011-12-06T08:08:28","slug":"shore-birds-and-cranes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crazym.ca\/?p=809","title":{"rendered":"Shore Birds & Crane Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reifel<\/a> was the destination this afternoon. There was not much happening on the inside trails except for a Great Horned Owl. While nice to see, it was not in a good spot for photos. So I made may way to the outside ponds with shore birds being more prevalent these days. There was a flock of Western Sandpipers present, but too far off.<\/p>\n

\"Killdeer\"
Killdeer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A couple of Killdeer were in a little closer,<\/p>\n

\"Killdeer\"
Killdeer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

… and provided a couple of photo ops. There were both Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs,<\/p>\n

\"Greater
Greater Yellowlegs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

… with this group of Greater Yellowlegs catching an afternoon nap.<\/p>\n

\"Semipalmated
Semipalmated Sandpiper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then a small group of Semipalmated Sandpipers showed up.<\/p>\n

\"Semipalmated
Semipalmated Sandpiper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A couple of them coming close enough for some shots. Long-billed Dowitchers were the only other shore bird species observed. While watching the sandpipers the resident Sandhill Crane family made an appearance.<\/p>\n

\"Sandhill
Sandhill Crane & Juvenile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They worked their along the outer ponds with the adults taking to short flights,<\/p>\n

\"Sandhill
Sandhill Crane Juvenile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

… but junior is not quite there yet.<\/p>\n

\"Sandhill
Sandhill Crane & Juvenile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The juvenile has certainly grown since my last photos.<\/p>\n

\"Sandhill
Sandhill Crane Juvenile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It will not be long before this one is flying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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