Birds!

Finally, some pictures of what I get to see every day! 



I broke in my new camera and ironically this is a plover "broken winging". Most individuals exhibit this behavior as a means of getting you (the predator) away from their eggs or chicks. It is quite a dramatic and hysterical event when you realize what they're doing. I will attempt to get a video of this crazy display!



A Least Tern with a sand eel in its mouth. This is the species that I worked with in Oklahoma, so they have a special place in my heart.



An adult non-breeding laughing gull



Chicks!



Chicks hunker down in an attempt to hide. Note their great camouflaging pattern and coloring.



A brown thrasher. This particular individual is an especially pretty tawny color. 



Roseate Terns



An American Oystercatcher sitting on a 3 egg nest :)



This is an extremely light colored female. Usually the females are a little more drab, but this one is insane! It's really easy to tell them apart when they look like this :)



Okay, I know this isn't a bird, but it was seen while watching all the birds :)



Common Tern



I'm so happy to finally have a camera to share pictures with everyone at home, but also to snag pictures so that I can ID the birds when I get home and have a bird book!