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Dowitcher’s and Phalaropes Dining At The Mudflat

Pictured here are two species of migratory shorebirds that stopped in Fort Worth on their way north. The larger, brown birds are Long-billed … [Read more...] about Dowitcher’s and Phalaropes Dining At The Mudflat

Filed Under: birds, Vertebrates Tagged With: Long-billed Dowitcher, migratory bird, mudflat, shore bird, Wilson's Phalarope

Greater Yellowlegs Are Migratory Shorebirds

Greater Yellowlegs are medium sized shore birds that winter in South America and migrate through the lower 48 states of the U. S. on their way north … [Read more...] about Greater Yellowlegs Are Migratory Shorebirds

Filed Under: birds, Vertebrates Tagged With: Greater Yellowlegs, Scolopacidae, shore bird, Tringa melanoleuca

Green Heron- Small Fry Fishing For Small Fry

Butorides virescens, the green heron, is a small shore bird found throughout much of the eastern United States and parts of the west coast. They … [Read more...] about Green Heron- Small Fry Fishing For Small Fry

Filed Under: birds, Vertebrates Tagged With: Ardeidae, Butorides virescens, Green Heron, shore bird

Snowy Egret, the Bird with Golden Feet

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This is a Snowy Egret, Egretta thula, and it belongs to the Ardeidae family which includes herons, egrets, and bitterns.  You can learn more about … [Read more...] about Snowy Egret, the Bird with Golden Feet

Filed Under: birds, Vertebrates Tagged With: Ardeidae, black beak, Egretta thula, shore bird, Snowy Egret, white feathers, yellow feet

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