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Posted by Marcello Gomes on 18:47:10 03/06/14
A birder's eyes can be very discriminative (with good reason). Let me explain here. I was photographing a group of birds (93% Ruddy Turnstone) but no one seemed to be bothered to know what I was photographing. Oblivious tourists and residents went by on their merry way. They may have thought something like "Who in their right state of mind would be photographing Ruddy Turnstones? Well, I am not insane nor am I tearing $100 bills yet.
Get to the point will you I found and photographed a Purple Sandpiper in Fort Pierce by the jetty area on the rocks - right at the jetty's intersection. It was being body guarded by a dozen Ruddy Turnstones. At the end of the photo session, it was bullied out of their midst. It flew to a higher rock.
There were many other gulls and terns but nothing out of the ordinary. What seemed to be a pair of Piping Plovers raising one leg up and tapping on the sand repetitively - is this pre-mating ritual or they had gum on their feet:) One Magnificent Frigate bird flew by and gave an expression as if to ask why the biker from Massachusetts went to Biscayne Bay when it was waiting for him all along in Palm Beach County.
Last but not least, I had a choice of driving down to Miami or go the same distance the opposite direction. I chose the more quiet roads and it wasn't too bad.
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