2013-09-28

Sanderling and Bar-tailed Godwit

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Are they racing? Who wins??
Sandlöpare - Calidris alba - Sanderling - Bécasseau sanderling
 Myrspov - Limosa lapponica - Bar-tailed Godwit - Barge_rousse
NF Photo 121116,  Dakhla Bay, Western Sahara, Morocco

A nice pair of birds and we were able to stay for an hour to watch them. There are only sand on the images but of course, the water was close by.

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2013-09-19

Skräntärna - Hydroprogne caspia - Caspian Tern - Sterne caspienne

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Skräntärna - Hydroprogne caspia - Caspian Tern - Sterne caspienne
NF Photo 121116,  Dakhla Bay, Western Sahara, Morocco


About Caspian Tern on wiki  quote: "It is the world's largest tern with a length of 48–60 cm (19–24 in), a wingspan of 127–145 cm (50–57 in) and a weight of 530–782 g (19–27.6 oz)."
Well, seeing my shot you have to believe it. :)

fishing in a you tube video

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2013-09-17

Kungstärna - Thalasseus maximus / Sterna maxima - Royal Tern - Sterne royale

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Kungstärna - Thalasseus maximus / Sterna maxima - Royal Tern - Sterne royale 
NF Photo 121116,  Dakhla Bay, Western Sahara, Morocco

Most of the birds on the shot are Royal Terns. This was one of the few colonies that are to be found on the African coast. So we were lucky to find them. It was hard to get close to them as the landscape was bare ground.

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Royal Tern close up, you tube video

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2013-09-07

Havssula - Morus bassanus - Northern Gannet - Fou de Bassan

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 Adult
 
juvie
 Havssula - Morus bassanus - Northern Gannet - Fou de Bassan
NF Photo 121116,  Dakhla Bay, Western Sahara, Morocco

The Gannet is not common in Morocco so we were lucky to see a few of them. And one juvenile among them.

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you tube video Dive bombing :)  (it is a great video if you can stand the music)

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2013-09-03

Sandlöpare - Calidris alba - Sanderling - Bécasseau sanderling

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Sandlöpare - Calidris alba - Sanderling - Bécasseau sanderling
NF Photo 121115,  Dakhla Bay, Western Sahara, Morocco

A quick bird I found very amusing to watch. It became one of my favourites in Morocco. Here in winter plumage.

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