{"id":134151,"date":"2023-04-17T05:50:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T11:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=134151"},"modified":"2023-04-17T07:04:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T13:04:12","slug":"a-mated-pair-of-long-billed-curlews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/17\/a-mated-pair-of-long-billed-curlews\/","title":{"rendered":"A Mated Pair Of Long-billed Curlews"},"content":{"rendered":"

I seldom post photos of Long-billed Curlews in early spring because I usually find them in places like Antelope Island where they’re typically surrounded by tall, dead, and unattractive vegetation. Very often they’re largely obstructed by it.<\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

But two days ago I found this male near a snow-melt ‘pond’ in northern Utah, where the wild grasses were greening up but still short so there were almost no obstructions in front of the bird. At first he was strongly backlit but after some highly creative driving on a country road I managed to get him in good light.<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

After a few minutes he suddenly started calling<\/a><\/span><\/span> loudly and persistently, which made me wonder if his mate was nearby.<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

She was. It didn’t take her long to respond to his calling by flying in, seemingly from out of nowhere, and landing within a few feet of him. Notice how much longer the bill of the female is than that of the male – a relatively easy way to distinguish the sexes of this species.<\/p>\n

After a short time with the curlews I left them to look for other birds. Ten minutes later I found the three Ospreys<\/a><\/span><\/span> I posted photos of yesterday. It was a good morning for bird photography.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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A good morning for bird photography (3 photos)<\/p>\n

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