Tag: numenius americanus
Long-billed Curlew Swallowing An Egg Whole
Long-billed Curlew In Flight Over A Great Salt Lake Beach
Long-billed Curlew In Flight, At 14 MPH
Long-billed Curlew Takeoff And Flight Series
The first nine photos below are sequential without any skips. After that there are skips and I’ll tell you where they are. (13 photos)
Male Long-billed Curlew Taking Off
One of two shorebird species I think of as “Cinderella birds”. Here’s why. (3 photos)
A Mated Pair Of Long-billed Curlews
Long-billed Curlew In Flight Against A Banded Background
Long-billed Curlew In Flight – Reaching For Air
Long-billed Curlew In Flight Against A Dark Background
My First Long-billed Curlew Of The Season
Nor the first one I’ve seen or heard but the first one I’ve managed to photograph. (4 photos)
Long-billed Curlew Courtship Display – Bill-stroking
An intimate curlew behavior I’ve only seen once and I was lucky enough to document it with photos.
An Ugly Photo With A Beautiful Function For Bird Lovers
Male and female Long-billed Curlews have identical plumage throughout the year so how do we tell them apart? This is the best single photo I’ve seen to show how.
Fighting Male Long-billed Curlews
There were no preliminaries, the battle began immediately after the second male touched down.
Long-billed Curlews Have Recently Returned To Northern Utah
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted any curlew photos but these migratory birds recently returned to northern Utah and my first opportunity to photograph them up close this year was three days ago on Antelope Island.