Stilt Sandpiper

Lakeland Christmas Bird Count 2014

December 21, 2014 -  (I wouldn't either, if predatory eagles were flying overhead...) The above is my very bad photo of a Stilt Sandpiper, one such shorebird who was feeding way out in the water.... Read more

Stilt Sandpiper

A Rainy Day First

August 6, 2012 - I had a photography "lifer" yesterday at Viera Wetlands - my first up-close Stilt Sandpiper.... Read more

A Morning of Firsts at the Click Ponds

July 30, 2011 - I saw several birds for the first time this morning at the Click Ponds: two Wilson’s Phalaropes, Black Terns, Stilt Sandpipers, and a Semipalmated Sandpiper.  It was a fun morning to be out!... The sounds of Black-Necked Stilts are all over the ponds these days.  There were lots of adults…... Read more