I Sing Because I Am Happy, Long-Billed Curlew
by Felix Lai
Title
I Sing Because I Am Happy, Long-Billed Curlew
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Felix Lai
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This long-billed curlew looked so happy and seemed to be singing! Birds are social animals and feed together. Winter in Florida is a special time for birding when the real "winter birds" migrate to the south and make a stop in Florida. It is the reason one sees more bird photographers than landscape photographers in Florida!
The long-billed curlew is the largest sandpiper of regular occurrence in North America. It is 50–65 cm (20–26 in) long, 62–90 cm (24–35 in) across the wing and weighs 490–950 g (1.08–2.09 lb). Its disproportionally long bill curves downward and measures 11.3–21.9 cm (4.4–8.6 in), and rivals the bill of the larger-bodied Far Eastern curlew as the longest bill of any shorebird. Individuals have a long neck and a small head. The neck and underparts are a light cinnamon in color, while the crown is streaked with brown. This species exhibits reversed sexual dimorphism, as in many sandpipers, the female being larger and having a much longer bill than the male's.
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January 26th, 2019
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Laurie Search
Awww, this is so adorable, and so is your sweet title!! What a beautiful capture, with wonderful detail!!! :)))vf
Swedish Attitude Design
~Outstanding work!! Your work is very intriguing and so inspiring! Thank you so much for your recently comments and encouragement on my work! ~ Sincerely Cia ~
Meg Rousher
Awesome shot, it's not often you can photograph a sandpiper displaying Rhynchokinesis ...l/f
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