Hungry Willet is a photograph by Kasia Bitner which was uploaded on March 29th, 2014.
Hungry Willet
The Willet (Tringa semipalmata), formerly in the monotypic genus Catoptrophorus as Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, is a large shorebird in the sandpiper... more
by Kasia Bitner
Title
Hungry Willet
Artist
Kasia Bitner
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Willet (Tringa semipalmata), formerly in the monotypic genus Catoptrophorus as Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, is a large shorebird in the sandpiper family. It is a good-sized and stout scolopacid, the largest of the shanks. Its closest relative is the Lesser Yellowlegs, a much smaller bird with a very different appearance apart from the fine, clear, and dense pattern of the neck, which both species show in breeding plumage.
They eat Insects, small crustaceans, mollusks, worms.
The green 'grass' that the willet is standing on is Phyllospadix scouleri, or Scouler's surf grass. It is a flowering marine plant in the family Zosteraceae. It is native to the coastline of western North America from Alaska to Baja California.
This slender, vivid green plant has long, flat blades. It grows in large clumps or beds exposed during low tide and submerged at high tide. It is found attached to rocks in the middle to low intertidal zones to a depth of about 40�50 ft.
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March 29th, 2014
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Comments (86)
Shoal Hollingsworth
Fantastic image and amazing description. Thank you for the fantastic information.
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Nina Prommer for featuring my "Hungry Willet" in the group ART - It Is Good For You!
Nikolyn McDonald
Nice moment - he's going to enjoy that supper! And I love the interest of the to me unusual grass he is in; it adds great lines and color. Thanks for the information about it.
Emmy Vickers
Mariola - what a fabulous capture of this shorebird beauty. Great colors. Love the green grass. Well composed. L.
Dawn Currie
Congratulations on your feature in our group, I Love Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world!