Willets

Willets are large gray to brown shorebirds with long gray legs with thick straight bills.

Willet, Sunrise And The Gulf Of Mexico

By |2021-09-07T05:15:29-06:00September 7th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When I look at this photo of a Willet in the waves of the Gulf of Mexico I can almost hear the sounds, taste the tang of salt in the air and feel the warm water on my skin.

Western Willet Nestled In Sage

By |2021-04-25T06:24:23-06:00April 25th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While I was up in Box Elder County last week I photographed my first Western Willet of the year nestled in sage with its eye on the sky for possible predators.

Adult Western Willet Close Up

By |2022-08-16T04:25:10-06:00March 20th, 2020|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When the Willets first arrive I often hear them before I see them, they can be quite the chatterboxes early in the spring. Later in the season they aren't quite as vocal.

Photographing A Calling Willet On A Rocky Hillside

By |2021-04-25T07:52:22-06:00April 21st, 2019|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was a pleasure for me to see and photograph a Willet two days ago on Antelope Island State Park and this Willet even started calling which made it even more of a pleasure for me.

I Swear I heard A Willet Calling Two Days Ago

By |2021-04-25T05:24:41-06:00April 3rd, 2019|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While looking for Sage Thrashers to photograph on Antelope Island two days ago I swear I heard a Willet call. It was just one distant call but my ears perked up right away.

No Willet Split Plus Other Nerdy Bird News

By |2022-11-26T05:32:06-07:00July 2nd, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Northern Harriers, Northern Shrikes, Pinellas County, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Just because Willets weren't split this year doesn't mean they won't be split in the future, who knows what changes will be made a year from now.

Possible Eastern and Western Willet Split in 2017

By |2023-10-03T03:44:54-06:00January 21st, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The question regarding this proposal is... Willet happen?

Curlews, Willets and Chukars

By |2016-12-07T12:06:13-07:00April 17th, 2016|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Chukars, Davis County, Long-billed Curlews, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

I photographed Long-billed Curlews, Willets and Chukars along with a few other birds and a Pronghorn buck. It was a beautiful spring day.

Two Late Migrating Willets and Exposed Bioherms

By |2021-04-25T08:13:03-06:00November 28th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

While looking for odd ducks on the Great Salt Lake yesterday I spotted two late migrating willets on what I thought was an exposed sandbar.

Quiet Morning Spent with the Birds of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By |2023-09-19T12:52:49-06:00July 20th, 2015|Categories: American Coots, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Black-necked Stilts, Box Elder County, Great Blue Herons, Marsh Wrens, Pied-billed Grebes, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I headed up to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge yesterday morning and I am very glad I did because of the wonderful birds I saw.

Western Willets on Antelope Island

By |2021-04-25T08:25:30-06:00June 6th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There are two subspecies of Willets in North America and during the breeding season in Utah the birds we see are the Western subspecies.

Listening for Willets

By |2023-04-26T02:56:46-06:00April 6th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have often written how I long to hear the first Long-billed Curlew in the spring but I feel I should mention that I also anxiously await the first calls of migrating Willets too.

Six-pack of Birds

By |2022-03-13T09:46:22-06:00June 11th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Chukars, Davis County, Eastern Kingbirds, Loggerhead Shrikes, Sage Thrashers, Utah, Western Kingbirds, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It was delightful to have light and a six-pack (plus) of birds out on Antelope Island yesterday to test my new Nikon D7100.

Our Willets have returned

By |2021-04-25T08:45:01-06:00April 9th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge, Egmont Key State Park, Florida, Pinellas County, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday for the first time this season I saw and heard Willets on Antelope Island State Park.

Willet Delight

By |2021-04-25T08:56:16-06:00January 13th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

For those of us; including myself, who are tired of gray, cold days I thought this Willet photographed in Florida might delight in the sweet light, sea foam and warm Gulf waters the image contains.

And We Have Lift Off!

By |2024-02-04T08:01:40-07:00June 30th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Herring Gulls, Horned Larks, Montana, Pinellas County, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Red-shouldered Hawks, Rough-legged Hawks, Swainson's Hawks, Utah, Western Meadowlarks, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I wanted to share some bird lift off images today so I rounded up a few that showed different styles of lift offs.

Eastern Willet in flight at Fort De Soto

By |2021-04-25T09:13:59-06:00May 28th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There are two subspecies of Willets which Western and Eastern, here in Utah I only see the Western subspecies but in Florida I could see both during the course of a year.

The Willets and Biting Gnats are back on Antelope Island

By |2021-04-25T09:20:38-06:00April 27th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Willets|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Willets are moving into their nesting territory on Antelope Island State Park and I am excited about that. What I am not excited about is that the biting gnats (no-see-ums) are back too.

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