Tuesday

January 2, 2018

Always a bit excited when I can add to my list of sightings of birds on our farm.
These are Black-fronted Dotterels.

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  1. Lovely things. Though looking at your photos I would dispute the black-footed.

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  2. Not a bird I know at all. Looks like water levels are dropping.

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  3. Similar to our killdeers. Wonder if they are the same family! Low water?

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    1. I just did some research on your Killdeers vs our dotterels, and yes you are correct. They are both part of the plover family. Well spotted!!

      I photographed these in our gravel pit where we pump a little ground water out of, hence the decreasing water level that you see in the photo. The gravel pit is located on what is called a “prior stream” and the water naturally recharges over time through the sand. It is by no means an endless supply of water but we are licenced to pump a little out.

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  4. They look very much like the Dotterels we get on Lewis.

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  5. I like the pattern of the lines on this photo. Nice composition!

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  6. Wonderful! New sightings are always great.

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