Falmouth Birds – Page 42

WILLET
WILLET

WILLET

The Willet’s shape is large and plump, with long legs, and a straight thick bill. This sets it apart for a shorebird. It picks and probes for aquatic insects and marine worms along [...]

GREAT EGRET
GREAT EGRET

GREAT EGRET

The Great Egret is a tall white heron with a graceful neck, long black legs and feet. It also has a long pointed yellow bill and yellow eyes. The Great Egret is frequently foraging [...]

YELLOW WARBLER
YELLOW WARBLER

YELLOW WARBLER

Warm temperatures and southwest winds have played a big part in the spring migration underway with waves of warblers and many other migratory birds. At long last spring migration i [...]