BWD Magazine – Page 59

Great Black-backed Gull

The great black-backed gull is the largest gull species in the entire world. It has a solid build with broad […]

The ring-billed gull is a medium-sized (19 inches long) gull, and in adult plumage it has a light gray back

The sandhill crane is a tall, mostly gray bird with a red patch on the head and a white patch

The roseate spoonbill is hard to confuse with anything else. Its rose pink coloration is stunning, and its spoon-shaped bill

One of the most easily identified and familiar southeastern wetland birds, the white ibis wanders widely in search of crustaceans

The snowy egret is an all-white bird with yellow “slippers”—golden feet at the bottom of black legs. Yellow also appears

There is no confusing the adult bald eagle, with its huge size and gleaming white head and tail. The raptor

The great egret is by far the largest of our four egret species, with the longest neck. Size and proportions,

The laughing gull is an extremely handsome bird. A summer adult wears dark gray on the wings and back, contrasting

A football-sized bird, the American woodcock is a shorebird that lives its life in and near woods. On the ground,

Compared to other egrets, the cattle egret is thick-necked and short-legged. Also, its yellow bill is stubby in comparison with

Large and powerful, the peregrine looks like a kestrel on steroids. It flies with smooth but shallow wing strokes, easily