Friday’s Feathered Friends-Birds!

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It’s been awhile since I shared any birds so I’m going to share several I saw while in Florida this past September. It was a fantastic trip. I saw 21 new to me birds aka “Lifers”. I won’t share all of them in this post. 😊

Black-bellied Plover

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Semipalmated Plover

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A Magnificent Frigatebird. This was the first time I’d ever seen it in the United States. I have seen it in Mexico before.

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And a White Ibis

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Aren’t they great? I’m still excited to have seen them.

How’d you all do with the time change for those of you in states and places that end Daylight Savings Time? How many clocks did you have to reset? We have 8 clocks we needed to change including the thermostat and our cars. I’ve been waking up earlier than normal so back to my natural rhythm at last!

I hope you all have a lovely week-end.

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more to come…

59 thoughts on “Friday’s Feathered Friends-Birds!”

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    1. Thank you so much, Robert! I started keeping a list on eBird of outings with groups and friends when I moved here. I started keeping my list in a bird book I’m not fond of ages ago so that’s where my “real” count or life list is. I keep notes in the book by the image of the bird, and also I keep a record on index cards.

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  6. Ha. You know, I still haven’t changed the clock inside my car. You’d think *that* would be one of the automatic clocks, with all the computers in cars now.

    This is a wonderful post, Deborah. Florida has such fascinating birds. Although it’s many years (decades) since I’ve been, I remember sandpipers, sea gulls (inescapable), pelicans, and of course the gorgeous and fascinating white ibis. Thanks for sharing these terrific photos. Hugs on the wing.

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  7. Awesome shots Deborah! Florida is a great place for birding. I saw a Magnificent Frigate Bird there once too. I just read that it is one of the fastest birds in the world flying up to 95 miles per hour!

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    1. Thank you so much, Jennie! Aren’t they cool birds! The Magnificent Frigatebird is larger than a Brown Pelican but smaller than an American White Pelican. They’re length is 35-44 inches, Weight 35-67 oz, and they have a wingspan of 85-88 inches!

      They and a few other birds look really pre-historic to me.

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      1. Okay…but a Pelican is rare to New England, so that doesn’t help. I will have to look up the wingspan of a hawk to have a comparison. Yes, there is definitely a prehistoric look!

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        1. What!! You must be inland? I didn’t know Pelicans were rare in New England!! You learn something new everyday! Okay, lets see a Red-tail Hawk is the second largest hawk here in the states it is half the size of Magnificent Frigatebird, and it also has half the wing span of one as well. I think you have Red-tails as they’re the most common hawk in the States.

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          1. Yes, I’m way inland. Even on the coast, there are few. We have plenty of red-tails (one of my favorite birds). So, your bird is twice the size and has twice the wingspan??? OMG!!!

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    1. Thank you so much, Judy! I was surprise to find my car did change on its own! I had forgotten it did that. It’s a 2023. He-Man’s car should be changing on its own but, isn’t so the mechanic told him he’ll do a deep dive when it takes it in for its checkup. I wish we were like AZ and not changing times as well.

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  13. Congrats with your lifers, Deborah! Wonderful pictures. I have one of those clocks that follow some remote signal and keeps itself in time. When we went to what we call ‘winter-time’ I heard a strange noise coming from the shelf of the cupboard and looking up I was one hour younger. This changing of times doesn’t bother me, but I do hope we will have longer evenings again soon (Well, I know, after the 21st of december, but when I keep spreading magic it might go quicker. 🙂 )

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  17. Thank you for sharing your beautiful bird photos, Deborah! I prefer daylight saving time. It gets dark so early in the standard time. I help take care of two grandkids by taking them to the after school activities. I don’t like to drive when it’s dark. It’s also hard for my daughter and son-in-law to entertain the kids indoors in the evening.

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  21. The semipalmated plover looks so much like our killdeer I might have assumed that was what I was seeing at first glance. As for the white ibis, there are a dozen roaming around my front lawn this very minute, probing for grubs. They’re one of my favorite birds; I’m glad you were able to see them.

    I had only three clocks to change. The car and the microwave are easy enough, but the mechanical grandmother clock takes a full day. Since I can’t move the hands backwards, I have to stop it, wait 23 hours, and then re-start it. The only trick is remembering to start it; I’m so accustomed to its quarter hour chimes, I often don’t hear them, so I don’t miss them when it’s not running.

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    1. The Semipalmated Plover looks very close to a Killdeer! I think sometimes I probably have seen it before but, thought it was a Killdeer. I see the differences now.
      How cool is that!! You have White Ibis on your lawn! They were very common around my Mom’s neighborhood eating grubs from the lawns.
      Our Grandfather Clock got a bit mixed up during the move and now the Moon thingy isn’t in sync. I haven’t found a clock tech here but, hopefully one day I will. I always forget to wind ours up so there are long lapses of time when it isn’t keeping time. I turned off the chimes a long time ago they’re really loud.

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  22. Thank yo for sharing these beautiful photos, Deborah. I’ve seen an Ibis, but I don’t know if I’ve seen either Plover. If I did, it was while I was in Florida.

    I prefer Standard Time (let nature do her thing) and since I’m an early riser, I like the sunrise coming earlier more than I like a late sunset. Clocks, watches and cars require too many time changes.

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