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long-billed dowitcher

  1. Long-Billed Dowitchers

    Long-Billed Dowitchers

    When feeding, these birds are known for their "sewing machine" head movements. These two are mid-stitch. Their name may come from "Duitscher" referring to the German snipe.
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    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  2. Long-Billed Dowitchers

    Long-Billed Dowitchers

    I have read that it is very difficult to tell apart long-billed from short-billed visually. The best way is by the call. I wasn't paying attention to the vocalizations, unfortunately. If someone feels strongly that this is short-billed, I'll be happy to change the identification.
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    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  3. Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) landing with a drop of water shooting off the tip of its bill.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • aransas county lamar lamar beach road limnodromus scolopaceus long-billed dowitcher texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  4. Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • 12th street aransas county lamar lamar beach road limnodromus scolopaceus long-billed dowitcher texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  5. Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) non-breeding plumage.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county bryan limnodromus scolopaceus long-billed dowitcher midtown lake texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  6. Long-billed Dowitchers

    Long-billed Dowitchers

    Long-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus scolopaceus) landing.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county bryan limnodromus scolopaceus long-billed dowitcher midtown lake texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  7. Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county bryan long-billed dowitcher midtown lake texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  8. Longbills and longer bills

    Longbills and longer bills

    Just a sampling from among the larger waders waiting out the tide along the west shore of the Millbrae wetlands. Long-billed Dowitchers, Willets, and Marbled Godwits.
    • Doc Duck
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    • limnodromus scolopaceus limosa fedoa long-billed dowitcher marbled godwit tringa semipalmata willet
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  9. Long-billed Dowitchers

    Long-billed Dowitchers

    Long-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county bryan limnodromus scolopaceus long-billed dowitcher midtown lake texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  10. Long-billed Dowitchers

    Long-billed Dowitchers

    Long-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hidalgo county limnodromus scolopaceus llano grande state park long-billed dowitcher texas usa weslaco
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  11. Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • estero llano grande state park hidalgo county limnodromus scolopraceus long-billed dowitcher texas usa weslaco
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  12. Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher

    Large shorebird feeding on the boggy lake edge, in the company of a wide mix of other sandpipers.
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    • british columbia canada long-billed dowitcher
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  13. Feeding Frenzy

    Feeding Frenzy

    One Dowitcher, most likely a short-billed, in very active feeding behavior. At close to 800 mm equivalent and handheld, there is a bit of wobble unfortunately, but I liked the feeding behavior and I hope you will forgive me.
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    • barbados dowitcher limnodromus griseus limnodromus scolopaceus long-billed dowitcher short-billed dowitcher video
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: The Caribbean
  14. Long-billed Dowitcher 長嘴半蹼鷸

    Long-billed Dowitcher 長嘴半蹼鷸

    https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50924193398_c87a1a34db_o.jpg
    • Godwin Chan
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    • 1dt hong kong limnodromus scolopaceus long-billed dowitcher
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. Long-billed Dowitchers.jpg

    Long-billed Dowitchers.jpg

    Long-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus scolopaceus) Nonbreeding plumage. The small sandpiper in the background is a Least Sandpiper.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • caldwell limnodromus scolopaceus long-billed dowitcher texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  16. Longbilled Dowitcher

    Longbilled Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) Sexes similar. Lafittes Cove Nature Preserve situated in Lafittes Cove Subdivision, southwest of Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA. Secondary coastal thicket with man-made ponds and small patches of remnant coastal prairie on a barrier...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • galveston galveston county limnodromus scolopaceus long-billed dowitcher texas usa
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  17. Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher

    • WickWelsh
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    • kent limnodromus scolopaceus long-billed dowitcher oare marshes
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  18. Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Shallow pond with emergent vegetation. Resaca savanna with Tamaulipan Scrub and scattered ponds in the South Texas Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 23 m (75 ft) elevation...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hidalgo county limnodromus scolopaceus long-billed dowitcher texas usa weslaco
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  19. Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Resaca savanna with Tamaulipan Scrub and scattered ponds in the South Texas Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 23 m (75 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hidalgo county limnodromus scolopaceus long-billed dowitcher texas usa weslaco
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  20. LBD: Three silly poses. Streeeeeetch

    LBD: Three silly poses. Streeeeeetch

    Just before her nap. I say "her" because I think her bill is extra long, and bill length is the only way to tell females from males among the dowitchers. Adding to the difficulty, female short-billed have bills pretty much the same length as male long-billed, but in breeding plumage...
    • Doc Duck
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    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  21. LBD: Three silly poses

    LBD: Three silly poses

    Last three of the Long-billed Dowitchers are more or less silly-looking poses (by human standards, that is). For a Long-billed Dowitcher, this pose is just the way you have to stand to scratch your nose.
    • Doc Duck
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    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  22. Dressed in red

    Dressed in red

    Maybe even "Lady in red", only it's hiding its bill so it's hard to tell. Now to finish browsing, and then finish the ironing ... and that's it. House is cleaned. Cookies are baked. Rib roast is thawing in the fridge. Only problem left is that daughter and son-in-law are stuck in...
    • Doc Duck
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    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  23. Long-billed Dowitcher Pair AK SER'14

    Long-billed Dowitcher Pair AK SER'14

    These birds were alternately feeding in shallow water and displaying to each other. I watched this mated pair for about a half-hour while taking photographs from progressively closer distances. This photo was taken from my closest position, about 25 m away. Afterwards, I gingerly retreated...
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    • alaska long-billed dowitcher nome
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    • Category: North America
  24. Long-billed Dowitcher AK SER'13

    Long-billed Dowitcher AK SER'13

    This bird was foraging at a moist tundra area near my campsite by the shore of an estuary near the Beaufort Sea.
    • rdavis
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    • alaska anwr long-billed dowitcher north slope
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  25. Long-billed Dowitcher

    Long-billed Dowitcher

    We went to check and see if these birds were still in the same area on our lake and sure enough, we found over twenty of them. They even made their way to within 20ft. of us.
    • ducbucln
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    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
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