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Willet -
Willet
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Tringa semipalmata, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

Image ID:
5430
Date: 
14/07/2014
Location: 
Salt Lake,
Utah,
USA
Description: 

The thousands of tiny black and grey spots on the mud are Brine Flies (Ephydridae) , which are amazingly abundant on Salt Lake during the summer. They are the bulk food for many birds, spiders and many carnivorous insects such as Tiger Beetles.

Keywords: 
bird |
wader |
shorebird |
willet |
tringa semipalmata |
catoptrophorus semipalmatus |
vogel |
steltloper |
ruiter |
prairie marshes |
coastal |
salt-marshes with short vegetation |
temporary pools |
lakes of wide range of salinities |
alkaline lakes |
seashore |
salt-marshes |
intertidal mudflats |
mudflats with mangroves |
sandy beaches |
rocky beaches |
prairie moerassen |
kusten |
zoutmeren met korte vegetatie |
tijdelijke plassen |
allerlei meren |
zeekusten |
zout moerassen |
getijdengebieden |
slikken |
schorren |
mangrove |
zandstranden |
rotsstranden
Category: 
Birds |
Non-passerines |
Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes |
Places |
North America |
USA |
Salt Lake
Image type: 
Digital
Link to image:
http://bernardvanelegem.com/image/willet

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