Gray legs, feet. Feeds on fish, crustaceans and other invertebrates. Sep 3, 2020 - Explore Meassis Dragon's board "Birds, Waders, Shorebirds, Smaller Birds w Long Legs" on Pinterest. The head has gray-brown cap and thick black eyestripe broken by a white forehead. Direct flight with strong fast wing beats. Yum! Dark morph is slate gray overall with white chin and throat. Herald Petrel: Medium petrel, three color morphs: light, intermediate, and dark. Barnacle Goose: Medium goose, distinctive white face, jet-black head, neck, and upper breast. Long bill, slightly upcurved and pink with black tip. Herring Gull: This large gull has a pale gray back, black-tipped wings, a white head, neck, breast, tail and underparts. Forages in grassy fields. Hovers above water before diving. Legs and feet are black. Legs and feet are gray. Sexes are similar. Hovers above water before diving for prey. Sexes are similar. Legs and feet are bright red. Direct flight with graceful, shallow wing beats. Surf Scoter: This medium-sized diving duck is entirely black except for white patches on the forehead and nape. Alternates rapid wing beats with glides. Wings are pale gray with paler primaries. Graceful direct flight with rapid wing beats. Rest of underparts white. Snow Bunting: Medium-sized, strikingly white sparrow with black back, central tail, and wing tips. Also steals and scavenges. Feeds on aquatic plants, small invertebrates. The white lower rump and dark-barred tail are visible in flight. It has gray upper wings, white-edged with white-spotted black tips. Brahminy Kite: Large, chestnut-colored raptor with white head and breast. Sexes similar. It has a white-striped black crown. Bill is relatively short, black, and hooked. Sexes are similar. Black-brown cap goes to eyes. Eurasian Curlew: Large curlew, strongly marked underparts lack rich orange or buff tones that other long billed curlews often show. Yellow eyering around black eye. The sides and breast are pale brown with bold dark streaks. Ring-billed Gull: This medium-sized gull has gray upperparts and white underparts. Undulating, with several rapid wingbeats and a pause. Strong swift direct flight low over water. Western Gull: This large gull has gray upperparts, white head, neck, tail and underparts, yellow eyes, a bright yellow bill with red spot near tip and pale pink legs and feet. The adult male has glossy black plumage, blackish-brown legs, a yellow eye-ring and an orange-yellow bill. Feeds on aquatic invertebrates and vegetation. Underparts are white except for black upper breast band. Long wings. Gray-backed Tern: This medium-sized bird is mainly dark above and white below. Masked Booby: This large seabird has a white body, black trailing edge on the wings, and a pointed black tail. The wings have thin white stripes visible in flight. The bill is yellow with a red spot near the tip; legs are pink. Plunge dives for fish from 50 feet above shallow water. Spotted Sandpiper: This medium-sized sandpiper has olive-brown upperparts, white underparts with bold black spots, white eyebrow, barred tail and dull yellow legs. Flight is short and low, alternating rapid wing beats with glides. Gray legs, feet. Flies in straight line formation. It feeds on aquatic plants, insects and mollusks. Gray-tailed Tattler: This medium-sized sandpiper has gray upperparts and cap, white eyebrow and throat, a gray streaked breast and pale gray underparts. Swift direct flight low over the water on rapid wing beats. Wings are black with large white patches visible in flight. Pointed, gray-brown wings. Diet includes seeds, insects and grasses. It alternates strong rapid wing beats with glides. Glaucous-winged Gull: This large gull has gray upperparts with white underparts, head and neck. Sexes similar, juvenile like adult but brown on head and breast. The light morph is white overall with two long narrow plumes on the back of the crown. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper: This medium-sized sandpiper has dark brown upperparts and white underparts with faint olive-brown streaks on breast and sides. Soars on thermals. Tail is dark brown with short, gray undertail coverts. Relative Size. Swift direct flight with rapid, steady wing beats. The wings are gray and white-edged, and black at the tips; tail is white. It mainly feeds on fish, squid and shrimp. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats; long wings allow them to make long flights. Nape, back, wings, and tail are red-brown, paler red-brown on sides of neck and breast. Willet: This large sandpiper has mottled gray-brown upperparts, white rump and lightly streaked and barred white underparts, white tail with dark brown tip, and blue-gray leg. It feeds on insects and larvae by probing in sand and water. The sexes are similar, but the males are usually larger than females, with a larger bill, head and tarsi. The wings have distinct black bars on white undersides. Legs and feet are dark gray. Cassin's Auklet: Small seabird with slate-gray upperparts, pale gray underparts, white belly. Fairly long tail with rounded tip. Head has brown cap, white eyebrows, and dark eye-lines. The face, neck and breast are rust-brown with black spots. Bill is dark red with black tip. Short, white bars on flanks, white undertail with black stripe. Black Noddy: Medium-sized tern, very dark brown-black with white cap, white (lower) half-eye ring, and long slender bill. Sexes are similar. Juvenile gray-brown above, gray-white below. Alternates high soaring arcs and gliding with rapid wing beats. Alternates strong flaps with long glides; often soars for long periods. Wings are long, slim, and straight. Eats invertebrates, vertebrates, insects, carrion, refuse, eggs and young of other birds, and rodents. Cinnamon-brown underwings visible in flight. Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Throat is white. White head has a dark tuft, black eye patch and chin. Green-winged Teal: This small dabbling duck has pale, gray-barred sides and a buff breast with a white bar down the side. Wings have large white stripes visible in flight; tail has dark central stripe above and is white below. Striated Heron: Small, stocky, gray heron, black cap, short black line below eye. Fairly long, slightly rounded tail. Wings are white with black primary and secondary feathers. White tail with faint brown central strip and dark tip. Legs are black with yellow feet. It soars in high winds. Sexes similar. The legs and feet are pink. The name was changed in 2014 by the American Ornithologist Union. Legs and feet are red. Manx Shearwater: Small shearwater with brown-black upperparts and white underparts, underwings and undertail coverts. Swift direct flight. The under wing coverts are pale. Fish Crow: Medium-sized crow with black body and dark, heavy bill. Unlike most storm-petrels, it doesn't travel far from colonies after breeding. Wilson's Plover: Medium plover, gray-brown upperparts and cap. Sexes similar, juvenile has black-brown instead of black. Bill is black, thin, and short. Common Ringed Plover: Plump little plover with dark gray-brown upperparts, pure white underparts, and strong black mask and chest band. Little Egret (Palau): Medium-sized, all white egret with plumes on head, breast, and back, black legs with yellow feet, black bill, and yellow lores. Red-orange legs, feet. It picks food from the surface while in flight. Yellow crown is bordered by a wide black cap; cheek and collar are black. Black Turnstone: Medium sandpiper, scaled black upperparts, white spot between eye and bill, black breast with white speckles on sides, and white belly. Broad white stripe from eye to sides of breast. Base of dark-tipped bill and legs are bright orange. Feeds primarily on seeds. Hovers briefly above prey before dipping down to sieze it. Sexes are similar. There is a dark (shown here) and light morph. Non-breeding adult has black and white speckled crown. Sexes are similar in appearance, but males are slightly larger. Feeds primarily on crustaceans. Fact Check: What Power Does the President Really Have Over State Governors. The feet extend past the tail in flight. It eats fish, squid and crustaceans. Sexes are similar. Shoulder patches are bright red and bordered with white. It has an orange-brown head, white belly, orange bill with dark drooped tip and orange-yellow legs. The diet includes mostly squid, but it also takes fish and crustaceans. Upper wings are dark gray with white spots near tips, white trailing edges. Little Tern: Small white tern, black cap, white front. It feeds on plants, crustaceans and mollusks. Gray legs, feet. It has a long pink bill with a black tip that is slightly upcurved. 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