Bird Nap
It was just before 5 in the afternoon, and you’d expect birds to be up and about getting their evening
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Tringa semipalmata
Saving Breath
It was 10:30 in the morning already, and plenty of people were up and in the park, so you’d think
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Restless Leg
Restless leg syndrome is a neurological disorder affecting up to 10 percent of people in the U.S. Also known as
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Prettiest Raptor
Photographer James Kusz had a great walk in the park. He caught a mature Spotted Sandpiper, a pair of Willets,
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Morning Ritual
This looks like parents and chicks waking up, doing the morning ritual of preening together. In fact these are two
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Willet’s Main Course
Last week I filmed a Willet having a meal of seaweed salad. That’s unusual for a bird usually classified as
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Willets Go Veg
The Willet’s normal diet centers on little invertebrates: bugs, shrimp, marine worms, crabs, spiders, mollusks, and also little fish. But
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Checking Out the Rip-Rap Job
The rip-rap rehab job is over, all but the landscape repair and the tidying up. A rusting bucket from a
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Willets Awake and Not
Lit by the morning sun, this Willet (Tringa semipalmata) posed like a model, legs artfully crossed, head turned to show
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A Willet’s Morning Ritual
The rising sun’s slanting rays woke up this Willet in the rip-rap on the east side of the park. Perched
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