Limpkin in Ohio
Jul 19, 2019 15:32:10 #
larryim
Loc: Ohio
These pictures would not be all that surprising, if they had been taken in Florida, but they were taken by a pond in Orrville, Ohio. This is only the second limpkin ever seen in Ohio with the first showing up three days earlier at Mentor Marsh.
Jul 19, 2019 15:35:17 #
larryim wrote:
These pictures would not be all that surprising, if they had been taken in Florida, but they were taken by a pond in Orrville, Ohio. This is only the second limpkin ever seen in Ohio with the first showing up three days earlier at Mentor Marsh.
Jul 19, 2019 15:53:03 #
From Wikipedia: "The limpkin, also called carrao, courlan, and crying bird, is a bird that looks like a large rail, but is skeletally closer to cranes. It is the only extant species in the genus Aramus and the family Aramidae. It is found mostly in wetlands in warm parts of the Americas, from Florida to northern Argentina."
Jul 19, 2019 16:14:49 #
Jul 19, 2019 16:19:06 #
Yeah, I have photos of them from Florida. I've never heard of seeing any as far north as Ohio. Nice Photos.
Jul 19, 2019 16:36:41 #
Great sighting. I was glad you got it's huge feet in a couple shots. Gary
Jul 19, 2019 18:43:06 #
Jul 19, 2019 21:24:48 #
Jul 20, 2019 00:20:18 #
kpmac wrote:
Excellent set. Maybe they are expanding north.
As hot as it's been, who could blame them? If I was able, I would have expanded north a couple months ago!
Jul 20, 2019 06:43:31 #
larryim wrote:
These pictures would not be all that surprising, if they had been taken in Florida, but they were taken by a pond in Orrville, Ohio. This is only the second limpkin ever seen in Ohio with the first showing up three days earlier at Mentor Marsh.
Nice shots may have to go there.
Jul 20, 2019 07:25:29 #
With global warming now to be an established fact, seeing this bird so far north is a disturbing sign.
Jul 20, 2019 07:25:46 #
larryim
Loc: Ohio
J-SPEIGHT wrote:
Nice shots may have to go there.
Unfortunately it was a two day wonder. It hung around most of the day on July 6 and then was seen for a short time on July 9, but hasn’t been seen since.
Jul 20, 2019 07:31:03 #
Jul 20, 2019 08:40:14 #
larryim wrote:
These pictures would not be all that surprising, if they had been taken in Florida, but they were taken by a pond in Orrville, Ohio. This is only the second limpkin ever seen in Ohio with the first showing up three days earlier at Mentor Marsh.
Kudos for capturing the rare Limpkin in your area...love the first one!
Jul 20, 2019 08:44:49 #
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