It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted a birding quiz, so here goes. OK, so it’s obviously not a birding quiz, but it is a quiz nonetheless.
What is going on in this photo? Hint: it’s a zoomed in look at a broader photo. No multiple choice this time. Either comment (under “Leave a Reply”) or email me your guess. Or keep your guess to yourself and wait until the answer post, which will come in a couple days.
Thanks for playing along and checking out http://www.birdsofnewengland.com
Thanks to everyone who took a guess at the latest bird quiz: “Whose legs are these?”
The most popular response was the correct one so you’ve all been doing your homework (even in the summer).
Below is the answer. A longer post will follow soon regarding the differences between the legs of great and snowy egrets.
For now, here’s the answer …
Here’s the answer to the “find the shorebird” post of last week. I hope you have fun looking. If you missed the original post, check it out here before looking at the answer below.
Photo by Chris Bosak
Where’s the Least Sandpiper in this photo?
You all did so well on the last “find the bird” quiz, that I figured I’d give you another one. This one, I have to say, is much more difficult with its two distinct sides of the photo (a dry side and wet side.)
I grabbed this photo of a Least Sandpiper while volunteering to monitor Piping Plovers and Least Terns at Coastal Center at Milford Point in Milford, CT. It demonstrates the challenges birdwatchers have when it comes to finding and identifying shorebirds. It’s no wonder why so many people refer to them all simply at “peeps.” The camouflage is remarkable. The eggs laid by shorebirds are even more amazingly camo’d.
More importantly, it demonstrates how well their coloration and markings make it difficult for predators, such as Peregrine Falcons, to spot them.
So good luck in finding the bird. As a small hint, the bird is small in the photo, but not impossible to find. I’ll post the answer in a few days. If you can’t wait and need more hints, drop me a line at bozclark@earthlink.net
If you missed the last one — in which a Piping Plover was hidden in the photo — here it is.
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Here’s the answer to the quiz I posted yesterday regarding what bird is holding those insects in its bill. If you missed it, the photo is in the previous post, so just scroll down a bit and see if you know what bird it is — then come back and his “continue reading” below.
Photo by Chris Bosak
A bird brings a mouthful of goodies back to its young at Selleck’s/Dunlap Woods in spring 2014.
What bird would eat such things??? (Probably lots of them, to be honest.)
This busy parent bird collected a few insect larvae and a few other insects to bring back to a hungry family on Tuesday morning at Selleck’s/Dunlap Woods in Darien, Conn.
So what bird is this? Leave a comment or send me an email (bozclark@earthlink.net) with your guess. I’ll post the full picture sometime on Wednesday (tomorrow) afternoon, so hurry and guess — oh, and don’t forget to tell your birding friends.
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Wait a minute here. Aren’t warblers supposed to be colorful and obviously marked? Many are, but of course plenty are not. So, instead of just blurting out the answer, I’ll make this post a birding ID quiz.
So what do we have here? I’ll post the answer in a day or two.
Stumped? Drop me a line at bozclark@earthlink.net and I’ll give you a hint.
Did you find the Piping Plover in the photo I posted last week? Most people did, at least eventually, based on the poll results at the end of the post.
The answer is below. Click on “continue reading” to see the photo again with an arrow pointing to the bird.
For those who missed the photo, scroll down a few posts and see how long it takes you to find the Piping Plover. Then come back here for the answer. Thanks for checking out http://www.birdsofnewengland.com
Birds of New England.com 