Fukutomi others

Several waders sported plumage, while others were still in their winter outfit. It was a colorful crowd.

In the lotus fields: Red-necked Stint, トウネン 

  One stint with a pretty red neck

next:

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, ウズラシギ

Big feet!

Red-necked Stint, トウネンin front of a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, ウズラシギ

next:

Looking like mini Uzuras: Long-toed Stint, ヒバリシギ

  

No toes to show... :-(

Between the many stints and sandpipers one looked quite different:

Curlew Sandpiper, サルハマシギ

The Japanese name is monkey sandpiper, because of its face. Can you tell?

I should not overlook the most common sandpipers of the season:

Wood Sandpiper, タカブシギ

At a nearby water-locked field 2 Black-tailed Godwits, オグロシギ

I seem to be very lucky with them this year.

One surprising fact that I discovered in a photo after last weeks blog post about the same birds in Imazu:

Is that bill flexible????