Birds up close

I finally got a sweet nice shot of a Rose-ringed Parakeet down at a small beach near where we live.

Rose-ringed Parakeet

From Birds Kuwait 2010

And while bending down,looking for sea glass and turning I looked into the eyes of a Juvenile Grey Plover, not even 3 meters from me.

Juvenile Grey Plover

From Birds Kuwait 2010

He stayed put, eying me like a rare species while I eased my camera around my neck and snapped some shots.

He casually strolled away, while King (the Labrador) came tromping down the path.

I am still at awe with this morning.

Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata, Löffelente

Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata, Löffelente

From Birds Egypt 2010

Seen in South Sinai, Egypt in 2010. Fascinating birds!


From wiki:

This species is unmistakable in the northern hemisphere due to its large spatulate bill. The breeding male has an iridescent dark green head, white breast and chestnut belly and flanks. In flight, pale blue forewing feathers are revealed, separated from the green speculum by a white border. In early fall the male will have a white crescent on each side of the face. In non-breeding (eclipse) plumage, the drake resembles the female.
The female is a drab mottled brown like other dabblers, with plumage much like a female Mallard, but easily distinguished by the long broad bill, which is gray tinged with orange on cutting edge and lower mandible. The female’s forewing is grey.
They are 19 inches long (48 cm) and have a wingspan of 30 inches (76 cm) with a weight of 1.3 pounds (600 g).

Yesterdays birds

Great Cormorant, Kormoran, Phalacrocorax carbo

From Birds Kuwait 2010

The weather is absolutely great right now, not too hot during the day and cool, almost chilly in the mornings.

I have spent 3 hours each day for the last 3 days at the beach, collecting sea glass.

Great Cormorant, Kormoran, Phalacrocorax carbo

From Birds Kuwait 2010

I didn’t carry my camera with me and 2 days ago, I paid for it 

My friend, the Parakeet flew around in front of my nose and sat down on a powerline in plain sight. Right. Thanks 

Grey Plover (Black-bellied Plover), Kiebitzregenpfeifer, Pluvialis squatarola

From Birds Kuwait 2010

So, yesterday, I took the cam with me and got some shots, nothing great and no Parakeet, of course.

Common Sandpiper, Flussuferläufer, Actitis hypoleucos

From Birds Kuwait 2010

The loss of my data, including the gallery irks me in ways that just now surface. Birds I take photos of and can’t find in the Collins, but I know I have seen & shot them before…. I can’t go to my gallery and look them up. 

Like this fellow, he looks familiar, but I can’t place him (thanks to the Birdforum guys I know now it’s a Redshank, sigh  My first for Kuwait, but I’ve seen him in Egypt).

Common Redshank, Rotschenkel, Tringa totanus - seen in Abu Halifa

From Birds Kuwait 2010

The task of adding all the posts, Infos and photos back here is huge. It will take me a long while, I guess.

Black-headed Gull, Lachmöwe, Larus ridibundus

From Birds Kuwait 2010

I am sad that I lost all the Infos I collected, about parks and birds and also the Infos I had for birders that want to go to Sharm el Sheikh or come here. Maybe I’ll manage to get it all back together, but it’s a daunting task.

Ringed Plover, Sandregenpfeifer, Charadrius dubius

From Birds Kuwait 2010

Teal (Eurasian), Krickente, Anas crecca

From Birds Egypt 2009

From Birds Egypt 2009