Small enough to fit into a wineglass, yet in its lifetime it flies further than the distance between the earth and the moon! 
1 year ago
Monday, 5 May 2008
Red-necked Stint
Small enough to fit into a wineglass, yet in its lifetime it flies further than the distance between the earth and the moon!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
21 comments:
They are merely 13 to 16 cm long and very fast! I had a difficult time being close enough to photograph without them taking flight. Errrrm, that's not me taking flight, but the Red necked Stints. I'm having a difficult time waking up this morning ...
Tsup*!* Breathtaking effort Tsup*!*
Tsup*!* Tsup*!* Thankyou Bimbimbie! They were also the colour of the rocks, but when wearing their breeding plumage have black-streaked rufous crowns, reddish backs with bold black speckling and grey feather fringes! Very unlike their grey-brown and white colours in these photographs.
Tsup*!* Amazing the distance these little birds fly Tsup*!*
Tsup*!* Bimbimbie! Yes, despite a diminuitive size, it's one of the world's greatest travelling birds! They practise 'speed' on the rocks which is why they were difficult to photograph ;)
A pelican can fit into my wine glass Anon... ;o)
great photos!
Your belly-can must be larger than a Pelican Simon! Red Necked Stint's prey can be so tiny, it's channelled along their bills in a process very similar to the capilliary action of a pipette!
The rocks on the top photo look like old broken up concrete. How could you even see where you are going since the rockscape is so confusing.
I'm not sure Ces, I couldn't see the rocks because of the sun! Maybe I'm like the Red-necked Stints and how they tactile forage. Instead of sensing prey beneath the substrates, I can sense birds above the substrates ;)
What cute little guys! Great shots, once again, Anon.
It's amazing when the littlest ones fly the longest routes. Just today Eli spotted a hummingbird! They travel a great distance. The funny thing is ... I didn't have my hummingbird feeder up (yet ... it's up now) and the little bitty guy flew right to where it usually is! This amazes me ... that they fly and fly and fly all that way and come to the very spot where they remember my feeder was last summer. Amazing!!
Birds 'homing' skills can be amazing Melissa!! Of around 325,000 Red-necked Stints on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, 270,000 annually spend winter in Australia, and 120 to 150 close to where I live. They all have their favourite spots - you should start naming your Hummingbirds ;)
Red Necked Stint - sounds like a short holiday in mid-west America! You're brave to negotiate the rocks . . hope you didn't have your 'heels' on. Always amazes me how they navigate such long distances or how they navigate at all!
I know Baino! There will be more stints of Stints later on too. It's time to buy a new pair of waterproof walking boots even if my calves don't look as great as in heels :) It's difficult enough navigating around a coffee table!!
What amazing facts and delightful birdies :-D
They are interesting ones to look into Miladysa :)
i love the light on the water. and where have i been anyway to have 3 posts up and i'm just commenting now. ( bad blogfriend, kj, shape up)
:)
Why are you asking me KJ? Maybe you have been looking at reflections, like in the water :) Thanks for making the effort to visit ;)
'making the effort' to visit?
ha! ms. anon, as you should certainly know, it is my distinct pleasure...
:)
HA! That's Ms Strict Headmistress, KJ! I know noooow... hehhehhee.
Top three photos -- he-he-he... Party on, chirpy friends!
Hhehhee, there's always a party in the comments Albina :))
Post a Comment