tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post7650197068282783821..comments2023-09-16T04:08:25.750-07:00Comments on Butler's Birds: Purple HazeLaurence Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-86341184536677552912012-06-13T10:25:05.968-07:002012-06-13T10:25:05.968-07:00Thank you Rohrerbot. The diversity in size, shape,...Thank you Rohrerbot. The diversity in size, shape, and coloring of the shorebirds is amazing, even more so because so many of them still look so similar.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-91114523429683270802012-06-13T09:32:09.127-07:002012-06-13T09:32:09.127-07:00Great close ups!! I really like the first....the ...Great close ups!! I really like the first....the detail is wonderful. I imagine the seabirds to be a bit different from our side of the world:) That would be fun!Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-4764681817816113402012-06-08T17:58:25.158-07:002012-06-08T17:58:25.158-07:00Haha, fair enough, I forgot she done got herself k...Haha, fair enough, I forgot she done got herself knocked up!Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-66823621290136148392012-06-08T12:27:27.473-07:002012-06-08T12:27:27.473-07:00Thank you Noushka. Your blog is full of amazing ph...Thank you Noushka. Your blog is full of amazing photos, and of some truly incredible species seldom seen in the North American bird blogosphere. Thanks for stopping by.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-91221355952023326512012-06-08T10:38:14.056-07:002012-06-08T10:38:14.056-07:00Lovely blog and many great photos!
Well done!Lovely blog and many great photos!<br />Well done!Noushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583459949373167021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-30978822761811393692012-06-07T22:21:20.393-07:002012-06-07T22:21:20.393-07:00Darn! I new I wouldn't get away with an error-...Darn! I new I wouldn't get away with an error-free, shorebird-related post while you're on the prowl. <br /><br />I appreciate the point though. I kinda figured that these guys were bucking the trend in everything else, maybe one was a super prodigious precocious youngster too. It seemed odd that one bird would be nearly full on in breeding plumage while the other is being all abstinent. Maybe it was a she and she was holding out until he promised to take her away on a romantic trip to the arctic. I assumed that Purple Sandpipers became more purply when it was frisky time (what a sap). In pursuit of your point though I cross-referenced things online and it seems you are, indeedity deed, correct, which seems to often be the case Mr. No. 7 birder...<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and weighing in with your 30 years of wisdom.<br /><br />You can kinda see the purple in the rachis on the back feathers on the third photo.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-45484403311081202602012-06-07T22:15:12.280-07:002012-06-07T22:15:12.280-07:00That is a fair question Jen. I heard a rumor that ...That is a fair question Jen. I heard a rumor that Snookie stayed far away from Barnegat Bay, home of a famous old lighthouse, because she, "Don't be goin' near nothing that can be bigger n' me!" Also, she might've been having a baby or something. It is also possible that the Gulls carried her away and made her their queen. Anyway, the wild, rare, and often endangered Snookie was one chick I did not add to my list.<br /><br />So, if you're holding out for some Snookilicious photos, I must disappoint you. You best head to the NJ coast yourself to get that lifer!Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-32508607590945665922012-06-07T22:11:08.858-07:002012-06-07T22:11:08.858-07:00Thanks Tammy. Now If I can only find the Red, Blue...Thanks Tammy. Now If I can only find the Red, Blue, Orange, and Puce Sandpipers...Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-30414227179221301792012-06-07T19:58:26.940-07:002012-06-07T19:58:26.940-07:00The Purple Sandpiper is beautiful! Excellent shots...The Purple Sandpiper is beautiful! Excellent shots, Laurence!!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481372510221914366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-53872431576768590812012-06-07T19:57:00.633-07:002012-06-07T19:57:00.633-07:00Awesome sandpipers! But I am way more distracted ...Awesome sandpipers! But I am way more distracted by the fact that you are/were at the Jersey shore... Where are the photos of Snookie???Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-10721571680215294122012-06-07T18:09:44.052-07:002012-06-07T18:09:44.052-07:00Purple Sandpipers! In JUNE!!!! Great birds, great ...Purple Sandpipers! In JUNE!!!! Great birds, great find...a species I have looked for and failed to see. I still don't see any purple though.<br /><br />I think the second one is a breeding plumaged adult (the first is in basic); I don't think juveniles would be out of the nest yet.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-3848615593319602952012-06-07T17:47:25.409-07:002012-06-07T17:47:25.409-07:00Yes, I was having shore/beach bird overload in New...Yes, I was having shore/beach bird overload in New Jersey. I hope my heart survives all the heart attacks to make it back to Arizona : )Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-68524481226267829122012-06-07T17:39:21.260-07:002012-06-07T17:39:21.260-07:00That's a cool looking bird, congrats! Have fu...That's a cool looking bird, congrats! Have fun over there.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03891935869709208944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-88377597923870619662012-06-07T14:47:15.393-07:002012-06-07T14:47:15.393-07:00Thanks for stopping by Kathie. This bird was a rea...Thanks for stopping by Kathie. This bird was a real beaut. I only noticed that nice, subtle purple in the photos, and from what I was reading it's very difficult to see, so I consider myself pretty lucky here!Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-17412215023715239622012-06-07T13:24:38.158-07:002012-06-07T13:24:38.158-07:00Laurence, you got magnificent photos and a far bet...Laurence, you got magnificent photos and a far better view of this sandpiper than I have had as yet! It sounds like you are having a birding blast! I was amazed to see that bit of purple in the feathers. Wow! thanks for showing me!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-41615826796733200792012-06-07T12:36:54.274-07:002012-06-07T12:36:54.274-07:00Thanks Moe. It was a great bit of luck. This may b...Thanks Moe. It was a great bit of luck. This may be one of the best 'new bird' sightings I've yet had, and to make it all the sweeter the Purple Sandpiper is rare in NJ this time of year.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-7553974980145869392012-06-07T09:18:10.285-07:002012-06-07T09:18:10.285-07:00Amazing photos. That purplish look in the third ph...Amazing photos. That purplish look in the third photo is awesome.Moehttp://www.iowavoice.comnoreply@blogger.com