A semipalmated sandpiper resting, and partially buried in the sand at Breezy Point.
#semipalmatedsandpiper #sandpipers #shorebirds #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo #nps #breezypoint
#semipalmatedsandpiper #sandpipers #shorebirds #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #LuminarNeo #nps #breezypoint
A piping plover digging in the sand at Breezy Point.
#pipingplover #plover #breezypoint #nps #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo
#pipingplover #plover #breezypoint #nps #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #LuminarNeo
A black-bellied plover flying at Breezy Point.
#blackbelliedplover #plover #birdsinflight #flyingbirds #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #breezypoint #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo
#blackbelliedplover #plover #birdsinflight #flyingbirds #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #breezypoint #nps #canonphotography #LuminarNeo
A piping plover in full aggressive mode. This week seems to have had a lot of bird drama in the Rockaways area. The piping plovers, American oystercatchers, and tree swallows were all visibly fighting over nesting spots.
#pipingplover #shorebirds #plovers #endangeredspecies #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo #jacobriis #breezypoint #nps
#pipingplover #shorebirds #Plovers #endangeredspecies #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #LuminarNeo #jacobriis #breezypoint #nps
Some harlequin ducks preening in the ocean. I especially like the right-hand duck which has rolled onto its back to preen its belly.
#harlequinducks #ducks #waterfowl #jacobriis #breezypoint #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife
#harlequinducks #ducks #waterfowl #jacobriis #breezypoint #nps #canonphotography #LuminarNeo #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife
A semipalmated sandpiper on an algae covered jetty at Breezy Point.
#semipalmatedsandpiper #sandpiper #shorebirds #nps #breezypoint #jacobriis #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #canonphotography #luminarneo
#semipalmatedsandpiper #sandpiper #shorebirds #nps #breezypoint #jacobriis #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #canonphotography #LuminarNeo
An American Oystercatcher landing at Breezy Point.
#americanoystercatcher #oystercatcher #birds #shorebirds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #nps #breezypoint #jacobriis #canonphotography #luminarneo
#americanoystercatcher #oystercatcher #birds #shorebirds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #nps #breezypoint #jacobriis #canonphotography #LuminarNeo
A sequence of a gannet diving off Breezy Point. These graceful birds hunt by plunging into the water and then swimming after the selected fish.
#gannet #flyingbirds #divingbirds #birdsinflight #sequence #breezypoint #nps #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo
#gannet #flyingbirds #divingbirds #birdsinflight #sequence #breezypoint #nps #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #LuminarNeo
Some piping plover drama. These little shore birds have largely paired off and can be aggressive with each other.
#pipingplover #birddrama #flyingbirds #birdsinflight #nature #wildlife #shorebirds #birds #birding #birdwatching #breezypoint #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo
#pipingplover #birddrama #flyingbirds #birdsinflight #nature #wildlife #shorebirds #birds #birding #birdwatching #breezypoint #nps #canonphotography #LuminarNeo
A piping plover leaving footprints in wet sand. These are tiny, endangered birds that breed on some of the beaches around NYC.
#pipingplover #plovers #shorebirds #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatchingatching #canonphotography #luminarneo #nps #breezypoint
#pipingplover #Plovers #shorebirds #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatchingatching #canonphotography #LuminarNeo #nps #breezypoint
Under the boardwalk at dawn!
#sunrises #breezypoint #newyork
#sunrises #breezypoint #newyork
A least tern (Sternula antillarum) waiting for it's parents to drop off some fish. On the beach near Breezy Point.
#leasttern #SternulaAntillarum #terns #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #seabirds #canonphotography #luminarneo #breezypoint #nps
#leasttern #SternulaAntillarum #terns #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #seabirds #canonphotography #LuminarNeo #breezypoint #nps
A black skimmer chick mimicking it's parent on the beach near Breezy Point.
#blackskimmer #chick #babybird #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #seabirds #RynchopsNiger #breezypoint #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo
#blackskimmer #chick #Babybird #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #seabirds #RynchopsNiger #breezypoint #nps #canonphotography #LuminarNeo
Willets (Tringa semipalmata) running from the surf on the beach near Breezy Point.
#willet #TringaSemipalmata #sandpiper #shorebirds #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #beach #breezypoint #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo
#willet #Tringasemipalmata #sandpiper #shorebirds #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #beach #breezypoint #nps #canonphotography #LuminarNeo
A black skimmer (Rynchops niger) flying above the beach near Breezy Point.
#blackskimmer #RynchopsNiger #seabird #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #breezypoint #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo
#blackskimmer #RynchopsNiger #seabird #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #breezypoint #nps #canonphotography #LuminarNeo
A common tern (Sterna hirundo) returning with a fish to a small colony near Breeze Point on Rockaway Beach. The seagulls would run into the colony and try to steal the fish from the returning parents.
#commontern #terns #seabirds #birding #birdwatching #birds #natuare #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo #SternaHirundo #breezypoint #nps #rockawaybeach
#CommonTern #terns #seabirds #birding #birdwatching #birds #natuare #wildlife #canonphotography #LuminarNeo #sternahirundo #breezypoint #nps #rockawaybeach