I'd Rather B Birdin': Channel Birds....

I begin by apologizing for the many photos! I hope they will all load in minimal time!!! And I may be delayed with visiting your sites, Sunday is my day for perusing your links, and it happens to be my birthday this year...we'll be celebrating.

As I mentioned on my personal blog, I spent a few hours along the ship channel, just to watch the ships, fishermen, recreational boats on a beautiful Sunday morning [if you use the link to my personal blog you'll see the many different ships and boats]. Not only a lot of activity with the humans, but the water fowl was numerous. I stopped at a wildlife refuge first...

BLUE WINGED TEAL
habitat map: Teal
length: 15 inches
wingspan: 27 inches

MYRTLE WARBLER
habitat map: Warbler
length: 5.5 inches
wingspan: 8.5 inches

GREAT EGRET
habitat map: Egret
length: 37-41 inches
wingspan: 56 inches

GREAT BLUE HERON
habitat map: Heron
length: 48 inches
wingspan: 80 inches

TRI-COLORED HERON [middle image also: Blue Winged Teal *two-male and female, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, and Common Gallinule]
habitat map: Heron
length: 25-28 inches
wingspan: 36 inches

BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON
habitat map: Heron
length: 25 inches
wingspan: 45 inches

GREATER YELLOWLEGS
habitat map: Yellowlegs
length: 14 inches
wingspan: 25 inches

KILLDEER
habitat map: Killdeer
length: 9-10 inches
wingspan: 19-21 inches

BLACK NECKED STILT [and American alligator]
habitat map: Stilt
length: 14-15 inches
wingspan: 26 inches

COMMON GALLINULE [aka moorhen]
habitat map: Gallinule
length: 14 inches
wingspan: 20-22 inches

LEAST GREBE
habitat map: Grebe
length: 9.5 inches
wingspan: 11 inches

Then I drove to Robert's Community Park along the ship channel and watched the ferry boats that take vehicles across the channel. As I sat on a park bench in front of me...ships, fishermen, boaters, and birds, I saw White and Brown Pelicans, Avocets, Cormorants, and seagulls galore. I almost felt it was like a National Geographic moment...

Those participating this week:

Mary Cromwell
Phil UK
Eileen
Rosyfinch Ramblings
Cloudia
Lavender Dreams
Bird Paintings
Tom the Back roads traveler
Lea's Menagerie
Travels With Birds
Shiju Sugunan
Christina, Sweden
NatureFootstep PhotoArt
Birds Seen in Europe and Africa
Finally - A Cardinal
Ashokism

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18 comments:

Mary Howell CromerFebruary 8, 2020 at 12:09 PM
The Avocets, Cormorants and other shore birds are beautiful and delightful to see. I wish that I could see them around here more often. Once in a while I will see a Cormorant. We are low on all kinds of birds this warmer than normal Winter season. I hope you are well.
eileeninmdFebruary 8, 2020 at 1:09 PM
Hello Anni, Happy Birthday to you! Wonderful series of bird sightings and photos. It is hard to pick a favorite, they are all great. Thanks for hosting. Have a great day, happy weekend.
Kenneth Cole SchneiderFebruary 8, 2020 at 1:29 PM
Happy Birthday! You are celebrating with a tremendous number and variety of birds. Have a great day and many many more happy birthdays.
CloudiaFebruary 8, 2020 at 1:33 PM
Happy Birthday Hootie!
~Lavender Dreamer~February 8, 2020 at 2:31 PM
You must have had fun coming home and working on all the photos you took! We always take SO many when we see this much! Love the little Warbler and how about that big gator! Some of our Great Blue Herons are such a light color gray right now too. Enjoy your weekend! Happy Birthday sweet friend! HAVE FUN!!!
Ginny HartzlerFebruary 8, 2020 at 3:19 PM
Definitely my favorite is the closeup of the Pelican in flight! I don't think I have ever seen a photo of a bird in flight this close! I also love the Stilt & Gallinule. Some of these even look like you are on Galapagos!! What an awesome post, full of surprises.
TomFebruary 8, 2020 at 3:47 PM
...thanks for the invite, enjoy your weekend.
David M. Gascoigne,February 8, 2020 at 6:14 PM
Wonderful photographs of such a wide variety of birds seems like the most perfect gift of all. Happy birthday and many returns, Anni.
ChristinaFebruary 9, 2020 at 4:33 AM
Happy Birthday1
NatureFootstepFebruary 9, 2020 at 5:45 AM
I miss those days. Several years now since I have seen a pelican. Such gorgeous birds.
RhodesiaFebruary 9, 2020 at 5:45 AM
Fabulous set of photos well done. It sounds like this might be a special birthday, Have a good one and enjoy many more to follow. Thanks for hosting, Diane
Jocelyn is Canadian Needle NanaFebruary 9, 2020 at 9:26 AM
What a fabulous collection of birds, such a fruitful trip. We do not have pelicans in our corner of Ontario. Happy Birthday and here's to many more!
Phil SladeFebruary 9, 2020 at 9:59 AM
Many Happy Returns Anni. I hope you enjoyed your special day as much as I enjoyed your post today. That pelican in flight makes for a great picture. It's almost like he crashed into you so you get a close-up!

Thanks for the link-up again.
Shiju SugunanFebruary 9, 2020 at 10:26 PM
Beautiful series of some very interesting birds. Happy birthday!
MadSnapper n BeauFebruary 10, 2020 at 8:48 AM
I acutaly said out loud, Oh Gosh! when I got to the pelican next to the last photo. love it. how dumb can a stilt be, doesn't he see that gator? these are awesome shots, but then you bird photos are always amazing...
RoseFebruary 10, 2020 at 6:46 PM
Wow! You must have hit the jackpot a couple times to get all these! Loved seeing all of them.
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