Dowitcher Showcasing his Wings
by Bryan Keil
Title
Dowitcher Showcasing his Wings
Artist
Bryan Keil
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Long-Billed Dowitcher A long-billed shorebird recognizable for both its distinctive profile and sewing machine-like feeding action, the Long-billed Dowitcher is most common west of the Mississippi. Medium-sized shorebird.
Bill twice as long as head.Moderately long, pale legs.Immature Description
Juvenal plumage with brownish-gray chest and flanks, less spotting and barring than breeding adults. Back feathers dark centered with broad buffy edges, giving a slightly scaly appearance. Tertials dark grayish with narrow rusty edges.They migrate to the southern United States and as far south as Central America. Long-billed Dowitcher is a rare but regular visitor to western Europe, with some individuals staying for long periods.
These birds forage by probing in shallow water or on wet mud. They mainly eat insects, mollusks, crustaceans, and marine worms, but also eat some plant material.I love it when these little birds flap their wings, such a colorful pattern can be seen underneath their white wings. Fine art America watermark will not appear on purchased artwork.
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April 8th, 2013
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Comments (8)
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations! Your lovely photo has been featured in the rising star photography group, The 200 Club! You are invited to archive it in our featured discussion thread.
Don Columbus
Congratulations Bryan, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Dawn Currie
Thank you for submitting this fine image of this identified wild bird. It is now featured on the homepage of Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the 2020 Thanks and Features Archive discussion for additional visibility.
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