crustaceans

Atlantic Ghost Crab

By Mia McPherson|November 28th, 2010|Categories: Atlantic Ghost Crabs, Florida, Honeymoon Island State Park|Tags: adult, beach, burrow, coast, coastal, crab, crabs, crustaceans, Ghost Crab, Gulf Coast, nature photography, Ocypode quadrata, sand, wildlife photography|

This Atlantic Ghost Crab image was taken on the Gulf coast of Florida while I still lived there.

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Shorebirds of Fort De Soto – Marbled Godwits

By Mia McPherson|November 10th, 2010|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Marbled Godwits|Tags: adult, bills, blur, coast, coastal, crustaceans, feeding, flight, flying, foraging, funny pose, Godwit, godwits, graceful, grasshoppers, Great Plains, Gulf of Mexico, insects, lagoon, landing, Limosa fedoa, low tide, Marbled Godwit, mixed flocks, mollusks, mudflats, one leg, plant tubers, preening, probe, resting, shorebirds, tundra, water|

Marbled Godwits are graceful birds while on the ground, feeding and in flight.

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