Plum Island Highlights

From our morning on Plum Island, my favorite photo is this Common Tern carrying food ...

Common Tern

In the most interesting category is this Ring-billed Gull. Dark wing-tips on primary feathers strengthen the feathers where the stress from flying is greatest. Note how the ends of the primaries (particularly on the left wing) are curled up ...

Ring-billed Gull

 And finally, three additional "keeper" photos ...

Greater Yellowlegs

Piping Plover

Least Sandpiper

South Jersey Shorebirds

A miscellany of shorebirds along the Delaware Bay:

Least Sandpiper ...

Least Sandpiper

Semipalmated Plover ...

Semipalmated Plover

Short-billed Dowitcher ...

Short-billed Dowitcher

Willet ...

Willet

Horseshoe Crabs mating ...

Horseshoe Crabs mating

Dunlin ...

Dunlin

Red Knot ...

Red Knot

Short-billed Dowitcher ...

Short-billed Dowitcher

Good Birding!!