Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Day 19.018: Florida birds: waders and shorebirds

I’ll attempt to collate my bird photos from Florida in some broad and probably imprecise categories along with my best guess at IDs. Corrections and other thoughts are welcome as ever!


Willets

This one found something good in that ball of seaweed 

More willets

Ruddy turnstone 

Willet

Ruddy turnstone

Semipalmated sandpiper

Great blue heron 

Snowy egret

Great egret

Great egret

After much doubting, even further research and discussions, despite black legs and downward curve of the bill that suggested a western sandpiper, I now believe these next two pictures are a sanderling. Bird identification is hard at times!



Snowy egret

I was rather pleased with this photo (taken just before the opossum encounter)

Great blue heron

Great blue heron

Great egret

Great egret

American oystercatchers

Oystercatcher flyby

Willets

Willets

Great blue heron

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