#eastpond — Public Fediverse posts

A mute swan preening at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

#muteswan #swan #waterfowl #preening #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo

A least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. These are the smallest shorebirds.

#leastsandpiper #CalidrisMinutilla #sandpiper #shorebirds #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #eastpond #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo

A semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
#semipalmatedplover #CharadriusSemipalmatus #plovers #birds #birding #birdwatching #shorebirds #nature #wildlife #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #luminarneo #canonphotography

Blue-winged teals (Spatula discors) at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

#bluewingedteal #SpatulaDiscors #ducks #waterfowl #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo

A snowy egret (Egretta thula) in the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

#snowyegret #EgrettaThula #egret #wadingbirds #birding #birdwatching #birds #nature #wildlife #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #canonphotography #luminarneo

A Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) doing a little flapping (it didn't actually take off). These little guys are one of the few shorebirds that swim while they're hunting (rather than wading) so they're fairly easy to spot via behavior.

#wilsonsphalarope #PhalaropusTricolor #shorebirds #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #canonphotography #luminarneo

A lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) taking a break between foraging and territorial disputes.

#lesseryellowlegs #TringaFlavipes #sandpiper #shorebirds #birds #birding #birdwatching #Nature #wildlife #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo

A pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) looking fairly majestic. East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

#pectoralsandpiper #CalidrisMelanotos #sandpiper #shorebirds #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo

A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) in the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

#piedbilledgrebe #grebe #waterfowl #birds #birding #birdwatching #PodilymbusPodiceps #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #canonphotography #luminarneo #nps

A young semipalmated plover being territorial at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay.

#semipalmatedplover #CharadriusSemipalmatus #shorebirds #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps

A mute swan (Cygnus olor) posing between preening cycles. East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

#muteswan #swan #CygnusOlor #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo

Last one in my American Avocet series (East Pond Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge). The Avocet is now feeding in the middle of the pond, so we can use a low shot for an excellent background.

#americanavocet #avocet #RecurvirostraAmericana #shorebirds #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #canonphotography #luminarneo #nps

A series of an American Avocet feeding at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The relatively soft focus is due to heat distortion b/c I'm shooting from just above ground level on a baking mudflat.

#series #americanavocet #avocet #RecurvirostraAmericana #shorebirds #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #feeding #birdwatching #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #canonphotography #luminarneo #nps

A clear picture of an American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) in the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

#americanavocet #avocet #RecurvirostraAmericana #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #birds #birding #birdwatching #Nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo

A least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) in loose mud at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. In this particular area, the mud is loose enough that even the tiniest birds start to sink and have to use their wings to extract themselves.

#leastsandpiper #CalidrisMinutilla #shorebirds #mud #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo

Two semipalmated sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) starting to brawl at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay.

#semipalmatedsandpiper #CalidrisPusilla #eastpond #jamaicabay #sandpiper #birdfight #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #shorebirds #canonphotography #luminarneo

A pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) preening in the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. This is another long distance migrant, nesting in Canada and wintering in South America.

#pectoralsandpiper #CalidrisMelanotos #preening #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #birds #birding #birdwatching #shorebirds #migrants #canonphotography #luminarneo

A juvenile Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri) receiving a fish from one of its parents. East Pond in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

#forsterstern #SternaForsteri #juvenile #tern #feeding #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo

A Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) at the East Pond in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. They migrate down to South America and the Caribbean.

#hudsoniangodwit #LimosaHaemastica #shorebirds #godwit #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo

A short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

#shortbilledowitcher #LimnodromusGriseus #dowitcher #shorebirds #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo

A glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) feeding in the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

#glossyibis #PlegadisFalcinellus #waterbirds #spoonbills #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo

A black skimmer on a mud flat in the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

#blackskipper #birds #birding #birdwatching #ternlike #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo

A Bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) starting a short hop to go after a fish in the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge on August 13.

#bonepartesgull #ChroicocephalusPhiladelphia #gulls #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps

A marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) in the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge on August 13th.

#marbledgodwit #LimosaFedoa #sandpiper #birds #birding #birdwatching #shorebirds #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps

A short-billed dowicher (Limnodromus griseus) taking off from the mud in the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

#shortbilleddowicher #LimnodromusGriseus #shorebirds #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #canonphotography #luminarneo #EastPond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps

An easter Cicada Killer (Sphecius speciosus, cicada hawk) having a great day and a Swamp Cicada (Neotibicen tibicen, morning cicada) having a very bad day.

#cicadakiller #cicadahawk #NeotibicenTibicen #swampcicada #morningcicada #SpheciusSpeciosus #insects #bugs #nature #entomology #canonphotography #luminarneo #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps

A female boat-tailed grackle (Quiscalus major) foraging in the mud in the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

#boattailedgrackle #QuiscalusMajor #grackle #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #eastpond #wildliferefuge #canonphotography #luminarneo #jamaicabay

A lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) in flight at the East Pond in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

#lesseryellowlegs #TringaFlavipes #shorebirds #sandpipers #wildlife #nature #birds #birding #birdwatching #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #eastpond #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo

A semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus). The most plentiful plover at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

#semipalmatedplover #CharadriusSemipalmatus #typicalplovers #plovers #sandpipers #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo

A non-breeding Wilson's plover (Charadrius wilsonia) at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge on August 13.
#wilsonsplover #CharadriusWilsonia #plovers #typicalplovers #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #shorebirds #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo