Although not exactly topical to this site, here is Information stolen,
I mean borrowed, from another bird list and I think all of the readers
of this site with an interest in shorebirds will enjoy following the
link. I wish that I could claim to be the videographer:
For those of you that are interested in sandpipers especially ones that
are rare, here is a link to some wonderful HD footage of a calling
breeding plumaged bird filmed during an expedition to Chukotka in the
Russian Far East this summer by David Erterius. To view in HD change the
setting in the lower right-hand corner of the YouTube screen to 720p.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmEaCj60mF8
Wonderful video.
Ed Boyd
Westminster, MD |