Ruff
Newburyport, MA
April 28, '07
Photos from April 8, 23, 28 & 30, 2007
High tide at Joppa Park today, April 30, '07 found the
Ruff and many Yellowlegs just a few
feet from the seawall. The birds "ruff" can be seen coming in around it's
throat. It spent
a fair amount of time performing a threat display to several of the
Yellowlegs before
chasing them off. Let's hope it sticks around for a few more weeks to see
it in full breeding plumage.
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Photos above taken with a Canon 30D & 100-400 image stabilized lens.
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A few new digi-scoped images of the Ruff From Rick Heil using a new digi-scoping technique! Phone-scoped with a Samsung SCH-u540 cell phone through a Kowa TSN-864 scope |
 April 10, '07 |
| From Linda Ferraresso using a Canon A85 through a Kowa TSN-864 scope |
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Photos by Margo Goetschkes using a Nikon Coolpix 995 through a
Swarovski scope - April 28, '07
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Photos from April 8, 23 & 28, 2007 - © Phil Brown 2007
Photos below taken with a Canon 30D & 100-400 image stabilized lens.
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5 Days Earlier - April 23, '07
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 April 28 & 23, '07 |
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From "The
Shorebird Guide" by Michael O'Brien, Richard Crossley & Kevin Karlson:
"males average 20% larger than females, male close to Greater Yellowlegs,
female slightly larger than Lesser Yellowlegs.
Comparison shots with Greater Yellowlegs from all 3 days.
 April 8, '07 |
 April 23, '07 |
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20 Days Earlier - April 8, '07 - Same Bird?
