Juvenile Willet on the shore of the Lower Lake
It won’t be long before I start seeing juvenile Willets that are about the size of the one pictured here.
This one still has a bit of down left on the back of its upper neck and its bill is slightly shorter than an adult’s.
As I watched this juvenile Willet at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge I saw it catch 2 dragonfly nymphs and eat them.
Life is good.
Mia
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I can still see those downy feathers!
Thanks Maria.
What a marvelous shot Mia as always! Love the detail and your ids are so spot on you should be publishing a book!
Thank you Sherry, a book would involve more time than I seem to have free!
Great photo, Mia! We have coinciding Willet posts today! http://prairiebirder.wordpress.com/2013/06/07/feathers-on-friday-78/
I didn’t get to see you post on the Willet until I came home Charlotte, congrats on getting that image!