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Birdchick Blog: Bottoms Up

Monday, September 10, 2007

Bottoms Up

Another fun photo from my buddy Carrol Henderson (who has a great egg book coming in a few weeks):

Any guesses on the species?

12 Comments:

Blogger Andy said...

Winter plumaged American Avocets?

Andy in Newark, CA

9/10/2007 3:05 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow Andy... And I was just gonna go with "penguin?" :)

9/10/2007 3:08 PM  
Blogger Jochen said...

The largest flock of Eurasian Avocets ever recorded in the US.
Prove me wrong!

9/10/2007 4:02 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OMG, ok... now I get it... Bottoms up! I gracefully and embarassingly retract my "penguin". :)

9/10/2007 4:58 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

huhhh... I thought they were Brunswick bowling pins

9/10/2007 6:56 PM  
Blogger bluesaffron said...

They look like Canada Geese at a banquet.

9/10/2007 6:56 PM  
Blogger DrowseyMonkey said...

Love this pic, so cute. Hmmm, it does kinda look like Canadian Geese...?

9/10/2007 7:31 PM  
Blogger Susan Gets Native said...

Snow geese?
Do snow geese tip up?
(Hey, that was a better guess than the "penguin" one!)
: )

9/10/2007 9:27 PM  
Anonymous Science Chimp said...

Whoa. Andy rocks. I was thinking Common Mergatroyd.
Somebody help them. They'll drown!

9/11/2007 5:37 AM  
Blogger birdchick said...

Andy nailed it!

This is s flock of American avocets feeding in Utah last week.

9/11/2007 7:53 AM  
Blogger bluesaffron said...

Congratulations, Andy!

I've never seen an American Avocet, but Googled for a top side view.

Long beak and legs.

9/11/2007 6:02 PM  
Blogger Yoga Gal said...

They look like penguins! I have no clue! Puffins?

9/13/2007 8:07 PM  

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