I have looked and the best I could come up with was a Black-crowned night heron. The coloring is right but the beak is not quite right. I thought it might be some kind of a bittern or a rail but could not find anything that matches. It was a small bird, probably about the size of a fat robin. It appeared to have long legs and it was walking in the water and feeding on something. We weren’t very close as I didn’t want to scare it away so the pictures are pixilated.
It was not far from the buoy – to give a perspective on size.
Location is Eugene, OR.
So, can anyone tell me what this bird is? Thanks.
It was a slow day here but as I looked outside this afternoon, I was in just the right spot to see the rainbow of colors the sun was making on this web. Forgive another web picture, but I had no idea one could capture and hold colors like this. I thought it was quite striking!
And finally, we finished our day with a bowl of beef tortilla soup. When I cook up a batch of shredded beef for Poppy, I usually steal some for us, so I guess you could say it is made with dog food ha-ha!! Whatever, it tasted good.
And that’s The End.
Nothing but the best for our Poppy Dog! She gets the steak and roast, we get the soup and hot dogs.
ReplyDeleteAh, poor baby!! You liked the soup. I fed you steak yesterday - well, okay - Sizzler fed you steak yesterday!!♥♥
DeleteLooks like a sand piper?
DeleteI though everything in Oregon was a DUCK.
ReplyDeleteNo No NO!!! There are Beavers here as well! Oh...they aren't birds....hmmmm
DeleteHA HA!! Sue those Beavers can't fly like the Ducks, although they sure seem to have wings on their feet this year.
DeleteHopefully Judy pops in and let's you know what the bird is. I know nothing about birds. That spider web is beautiful. Great picture. And believe it or not, your day was way more exciting than ours.
ReplyDeleteI could use a peaceful, quiet day.... soon enough I too will be able to relax and injoy the view from my back porch! Yumm soup looks good!
ReplyDeleteAndean Avocet?? Not sure. Eugene, OR isn't in its range. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_Avocet
ReplyDeleteNo, had a dark head. Sometimes they are really hard to identify. I use a site called What Bird, but I still couldn't find it. As you can tell, I'm not a very good bird person lol!!
DeleteBlack-winged stilt? Did it have really long orangish legs? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-winged_Stilt
ReplyDeleteNope definitely not that.Legs appeared to be dark and not nearly that tall. Thanks for trying though.
DeleteJust love your new header photo
ReplyDeleteThank you. That was taken last September at Wallowa Lake campground. I loved that place.
DeleteDonna,
ReplyDeleteWe think it is a black neck stilt. See link
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/species/birds/shorebirds.asp
best Lydia
Looked it up and it does look a lot like that.
DeleteI've seen those birds before. Don't have a clue what it is. Wish I knew more about the birds because we enjoy watching them so much.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I really like the new cover photo. :) Hey, the soup looks really, really yummy! Care to share the recipe? I made Mexican lasagna yesterday; guess there's just something South of the Border in the air.
ReplyDeleteDonna can share the recipe, but I won't share the soup. I ate it, and it was yummy!
DeleteNice colorful spider web. Don't think I have ever seen that before. Nice composition on the header photo. The pine bow in the foreground picks up your eye, leads it along the coach to Russ. The two Pine tree trunks at the left do the same thing, again leading the eye to Russ. Guess it's Mother Nature's way of highlighting the Russ man. Go Russ go:))
ReplyDeleteThanks Al, that was taken last September at Wallowa Lake, a place I definitely want to return to. Yup, everything points to Russ - he may as well just give it up and say "GUILTY!"
DeleteI know what a Blue Jay and Cardinal looks like and oh maybe an owl. That is the extent of my bird knowledge. So sorry.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was a Yellowlegs... Bill says I'm wrong... I sure hope you find out what it is .... now you've got us "discussing" it ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm tending to agree with Odd Essay. Looks like a greater yellowlegs to me too, but winter shore birds at a distance aren't my specialty. What I can tell you with certainty is that it is definitely not a black-crowned night heron or a black-necked stilt. :)
ReplyDeleteI looked up a Willamette Valley birding site this morning and it does look like the picture of the black necked stilt they have on site. Wondered why you do not think it is that species? I know nothing about birds as you can tell!!
DeleteThat Judy - she is probably the resident bird expert on these blogs. I'd probably take her word for it.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your comments and help in identifying that little bird. I sent a photo to a local bird club so maybe they can tell me for sure. We are going back to the lake today to see if we can spot it again and get a better picture. In the grand scheme of things, it probably doesn't matter, but it does pique one's interest and give us something to do!
ReplyDeleteI don't know about birds, but how did that float get in the picture and was it from Japan? ;)
ReplyDeleteI can't help you with the birds, Donna! Made me laugh with the last picture--great caption!
ReplyDeleteI have bird calls on my iPhone and I was playing them over at James Island few months back and a bird landed right on my hand. He scared me, I scared him and off he went!
Not going to do a whole post about it, but thank you for asking about my neck. Much better this morning. Thank you for caring. :)
I can't help you with the bird but I can tell you that's pretty good looking soup no matter what it's called!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a sand piper.
ReplyDeleteI was going to go get my Sibley out but after all the discussion, it would probably be useless. If Judy doesn't know who would? Welll....when I finish editing photos in January or so....I'll go get out my sibley and check it out.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely not a black-necked stilt. We had those in Hawaii. They are taller, more streamlined, beautiful, graceful birds. They only came through at a certain time of year and it was a special treat to see them.
ReplyDeleteTravelBug-Susan