After a nice spring shower the grass seemed to spring up just a bit greener and these wet field provided the perfect place for some Long-Billed Curlews to spend the afternoon foraging.
Curlews are a bird we seem to never tire of observing. Probing the grass with that enormous bill.
Amazing birds.
Fascinating adaptation in that bill – I imagine they are cool to watch.
Hi Eliza, the beak on these guys does tell us quite a bit about the wonders of evolution and adaptation. They are actually big birds and have a fascination call athat makes observing very fun indeed.
That’s a very loooong bill indeed. Great shots., Mike.
Indeed a marvel of a bill. It’s nice to have them fly through on their way north each spring.