Birdchick Blog: Bottoms Up

Monday, September 10, 2007

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

Any guesses on the species?

Andy said...: Winter plumaged American Avocets?

Andy in Newark, CA; 9/10/2007 3:05 PM
Anonymous said...: Wow Andy... And I was just gonna go with "penguin?" :); 9/10/2007 3:08 PM
Jochen said...: The largest flock of Eurasian Avocets ever recorded in the US.
Prove me wrong!; 9/10/2007 4:02 PM
Anonymous said...: OMG, ok... now I get it... Bottoms up! I gracefully and embarassingly retract my "penguin". :); 9/10/2007 4:58 PM
Anonymous said...: huhhh... I thought they were Brunswick bowling pins; 9/10/2007 6:56 PM
bluesaffron said...: They look like Canada Geese at a banquet.; 9/10/2007 6:56 PM
DrowseyMonkey said...: Love this pic, so cute. Hmmm, it does kinda look like Canadian Geese...?; 9/10/2007 7:31 PM
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
Science Chimp said...: Whoa. Andy rocks. I was thinking Common Mergatroyd.
Somebody help them. They'll drown!; 9/11/2007 5:37 AM
birdchick said...: Andy nailed it!

This is s flock of American avocets feeding in Utah last week.; 9/11/2007 7:53 AM
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
Yoga Gal said...: They look like penguins! I have no clue! Puffins?; 9/13/2007 8:07 PM

Monday, September 10, 2007