Another evening, another bird landing in gravel beside us — this time, a
Willet, a large, grayish-brown shorebird that nests on the prairies. The Willet walked in front of our car for several minutes, and then lifted its
bold-striped wings and flew.
![Willet. Copyright © Shelley Banks, all rights reserved Willet. Copyright © Shelley Banks, all rights reserved](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHRRQmO8mX2EqzT_KGwfkhWggVAez5SeiNWuygD4QJ8RkCixOYCv177v-eQJcTyMgV7agUTpoxwzyaURGSHLeXc6mBzdhbjoMHroi4FWLIt27cJu6Gkfa9FC1HpiKzrZzY8258gPJ-S7n/s1600/Willet-2016.jpg) |
Willet near sunset, on a gravel road beside a Saskatchewan slough. © SB |
What is this? A Western
Willet in breeding plumage
- Chevalier semipalmé
Location: Beside a slough, near Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Photo date: May 24, 2016.
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