Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata)
Dec 14, 2019 02:13:56 #
No. I did not have to spend dark hours banging rocks together in the damp grass in order to capture this handsome snipe.
Dec 14, 2019 04:57:49 #
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Dec 14, 2019 15:32:07 #
Thanks, Bultaco:
Not a very rare bird but one, except for a dark blur madly zig-zagging out of sight, that's rarely seen or photographed.
Not a very rare bird but one, except for a dark blur madly zig-zagging out of sight, that's rarely seen or photographed.
Dec 14, 2019 21:08:19 #
Dec 15, 2019 01:10:21 #
Thanks, Swamp-Cork:
I don't often have the opportunity to appreciate his color and markings up close and in person....
I don't often have the opportunity to appreciate his color and markings up close and in person....
Dec 15, 2019 08:25:24 #
Nice capture. These birds have always looked a bit strange to me. I think it is because their eyes are relatively way too far back on the side of the head. Good shot!
Dec 15, 2019 08:36:57 #
optic wrote:
Thanks, Swamp-Cork:
I don't often have the opportunity to appreciate his color and markings up close and in person....
I don't often have the opportunity to appreciate his color and markings up close and in person....
Neither do I, and sightings such as these really add enjoyment and great memories
Take care!Dec 15, 2019 09:45:00 #
bamfordr
Loc: Campbell CA
optic wrote:
No. I did not have to spend dark hours banging rocks together in the damp grass in order to capture this handsome snipe.
We used to have Wilson’s as regular visitors at the Oka Lane ponds in Los Gatos CA. I remember telling some folks I met on the path about them. East Coast transplants who gave me an “Oh sure.” response. They evidently had some experience with chilly, late-night, summer camp rock banging.
Dec 15, 2019 10:40:59 #
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Dec 15, 2019 12:22:36 #
Dec 15, 2019 12:30:13 #
Banging rocks together won't help unless you also have a pillow case propped open with a stick, and a flashlight inside, turned on, and aiming outward. THEN, you can click your ticks and get your snipe!!!
Dec 15, 2019 12:34:45 #
Thanks, bamfordr:
Rock banging was not limited to the chilly, late night east. At the age of twelve, I was sent into the night to bag snipes in northern New Mexico. I was precisely as successful as all the other snipe hunters.
Rock banging was not limited to the chilly, late night east. At the age of twelve, I was sent into the night to bag snipes in northern New Mexico. I was precisely as successful as all the other snipe hunters.
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