By Luke Musher
As you may know we've been banding lots of Semipalmated Sandpipers, so naturally I've had a lot of opportunities to photograph them. Here are some recent photos I took at Kimble's Beach in Cape May county, while banding some Semis caught in cannon nets by the international shorebird team earlier this week.
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| With a Ruddy Turnstone. |
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| Eating tasty horseshoe crab eggs |
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| The word semipalmated means partially webbed. Here you can see the webbing in between their toes. |
Ya'know, I never questioned why they were called semipalmated nor did I really even think about it, but now thanks to you and that very clear photo, light bulb! Duh, French. haha ;)
ReplyDeleteOh I also enjoyed your educational post. The flags are a great marker to use. I like how the colors refer to different banding locations. Really neat.
Thanks French. Yeah, half-palm, kind of cool to see because it's hard to see unless you have the bird in the hand.
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