[NatureNS] "Shorebirds" and "Gulls" Collections

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From: Rick Whitman <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com>
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I've created organized collections of my favourite Shorebird and Gull
photos in my smugmug account. These two groups have really caught my
attention and have shown me how unaware I was as to the different
seasonal and age class plumages. I've labeled most of the Gulls but
stayed with species ID for now in the Shorebirds. Most birders here
realize that most of the Shorebirds we see here are adults well into
winter plumage, adults in winter plumage, and juveniles in their late
juvenile plumage and/or moulting into first winter plumage. This is
all pretty obvious with most species but I think it gets difficult
with a few, for example juvenile White-rumped Sandpipers and juvenile
Dunlin. Some of these arrive here almost entirely in their beautiful
juvenile plumage while others are well into first winter plumage.
These are all labelled to species below the photos so you can study
this if interested. Note that White-rumped Sandpipers have wings that
extend beyond their tails and the main feather shaft on their
scapulars is wide and dark. The Dunlin wings are shorter than their
tails and the main feather shaft on their scapulars is very narrow. I
don't think the bills are all that useful for these two. The
Sanderlings illustrated show a similar progression through to first
winter plumage. I don't mean to overdo these "photo posts" but this
may be useful as you prepare for summer.

Shorebirds:

http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Shorebirds/22686725_mPvQtv#!i=1817859760&k=W43r7zg

Gulls:

http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Gulls/22412066_KwB9Kg#!i=1791631316&k=LDS3qjf

Regards,
Rick Whitman

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