Kevin S. Lucas
American Avocet herding Red-necked Phalaropes ©Kevin S. Lucas 2019-05-21
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
American Avocet herding Red-necked Phalropes. It got all but one into a group for a photo opportunity. I took it, borrowing their souls. Forty were in one group, with one more a few feet off to the side. That's a high count for Yakima County. I've not looked at eBird bar charts, but I'd have expected higher numbers of them to visit in the Fall, when there are the additional juveniles.
Please Follow this Code and Distribute and Teach it to Others ABA Code of Birding Ethics.
I'm really glad that most listers and bird watchers are honest, truthful, law abiding, and decent people.
Please always consider the sensitivity of birds, nearby humans, and the environment.
My original photos have embedded GPS time/date/location -- proving when & where I took the photos. I would never falsify a checklist, nor info under my photos, and never have done so. I would never cheat on my Big Day, never trick someone into helping me cheat on my Big Day, never illegally call in a Spotted Owl on my Big Day (or any other day), never trespass. Those practices would be the antithesis of my bird watching, and are clear violations of the ABA Code of Birding Ethics. I was used by Yakima County Big Day listers on May 11, 2013, and don't want others' enjoyment of birding to be harmed in the same way. If you find that you're wrong, whether in a bird identification or in your birding ethics, correct it. Apologize. Be honest about your apology. To the rest: Be careful. Be ethical. Be truthful. Beware of being mis-lead.
American Avocet herding Red-necked Phalaropes ©Kevin S. Lucas 2019-05-21
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
American Avocet herding Red-necked Phalropes. It got all but one into a group for a photo opportunity. I took it, borrowing their souls. Forty were in one group, with one more a few feet off to the side. That's a high count for Yakima County. I've not looked at eBird bar charts, but I'd have expected higher numbers of them to visit in the Fall, when there are the additional juveniles.
Please Follow this Code and Distribute and Teach it to Others ABA Code of Birding Ethics.
I'm really glad that most listers and bird watchers are honest, truthful, law abiding, and decent people.
Please always consider the sensitivity of birds, nearby humans, and the environment.
My original photos have embedded GPS time/date/location -- proving when & where I took the photos. I would never falsify a checklist, nor info under my photos, and never have done so. I would never cheat on my Big Day, never trick someone into helping me cheat on my Big Day, never illegally call in a Spotted Owl on my Big Day (or any other day), never trespass. Those practices would be the antithesis of my bird watching, and are clear violations of the ABA Code of Birding Ethics. I was used by Yakima County Big Day listers on May 11, 2013, and don't want others' enjoyment of birding to be harmed in the same way. If you find that you're wrong, whether in a bird identification or in your birding ethics, correct it. Apologize. Be honest about your apology. To the rest: Be careful. Be ethical. Be truthful. Beware of being mis-lead.