Some of the shorebirds are starting to get into alternate (breeding plumage). One of my students suggested that the name should be changed to "Black Mudpecker." Panasonic DMC-LZ5 / Nikon FS 3 / 30XWA / hand-held, no adapter.
Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) 12 April 2008, Coyote Point, San Mateo County, California. . Photo © 2008 Joseph Morlan
Some of the shorebirds are starting to get into alternate (breeding plumage). One of my students suggested that the name should be changed to "Black Mudpecker." Panasonic DMC-LZ5 / Nikon FS 3 / 30XWA / hand-held, no adapter. |