#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 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 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 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 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 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 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

A least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) on the mud flats at the East Pond in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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

A greater and lesser yellowlegs at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in late July. Note that the greater is not only larger, but also has a proportionally longer beak.

#greateryellowlegs #lesseryellowlegs #shorebirds #sandipipers #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #canonphotography #luminarneo #canonphotography #luminarneo