Sunday, October 18, 2020

Riparian Preserve 3.2.2011

 Aside from finding my Burrowing Owls safe and sound this week I also had a productive visit to the Riparian Preserve at Gilbert.

The American Avocets have returned for a while and this is bringing out the photographers. The Canada Geese are still in Gilbert en masse and the rest of the gang are still resident.

As I was photographing the Avocets I was aware of some movement to my left and was quick enough to catch the end of some fighting action between 2 Least Sandpipers. These little birds are quite the little bruisers, measuring in at 6 inches! The fight was short lived, but brutal!

Here is a selection from this week.

American Avocet


Anna's Hummingbird

Black-necked Stilt

Canada Goose

Least Sandpipers Fighting

Northern Mockingbird


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