Nature Wild...Working With Nature

By ROCKADEE written 5/7/08 9:14 AM, published 5/11/08 2:43 PM

 Yesterday I Drove Down To Cape May, NJ To Help And Work With The NJ Audubon's Spring Shore Bird Migration Count. These Birds Have Just Arrived From South America Where They Spend The Winter Months. Cape May Is A Major Stop Over And Resting Place For These Birds. They Will Spend A Few Weeks Here Feeding And Resting Before Continuing On To Their Summer Breeding Grounds In The Arctic. These Birds Will Return To Cape May In Late Summer To Feed And Rest Once Again Before Flying Down To South America To Winter. It Was An Awesome Day Working With These Amazing Birds....NATURE RULES!!!

 

Semipalmated Sandpiper Being Measured And Checked 

 

 

 

Semipalmated Sandpiper Being Released 

 

Semipalmated Sandiper After Release  



 
  • ROCKADEE

    Got It Right After A Little Editing.

    - NATURE RULES!!!

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  • The Old Guy

    poor thing doesn't look disturbed by the trauma. Isn't it  amazing  how these small creatures can fly those huge distances without maps or nav-aids? I can't drive 50 miles without my GPS or at least a map. There is a little bird that waits for the right weather system out of Canada and then takes off toward Africa in order to go to South America. Knows more about the winds aloft and the weather effects than I do. Course that's not saying much.

     Thanks for the education  Rockadee.

    - So shoot already!!

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  • enigmaticfaerie

    I'm with OG.  Thanks for the education.  It must be awesome to work so closely with what you love. 

    Love the last shot.  Beautiful lighting.

    - Film-junkie: Back in 2008

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  • rednstumpy
    Thanks for the info. Loved the photos. You Rock!!!

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  • RobinG
    What a great job!  Thanks for sharing!  :o)

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  • Penny
    Great story and documentation.  Your shots are fantastic as usual

    - Smile

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  • Lori Smaltz
    Interesting story and documentation along with great photos!

    - american[bohemian] style

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  • Ashton

    Well documanted and photographed

    - Say...CHEESE

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  • MRQUACKERS

    Great documentation.

    A cute litle fella.

    - A quack with an camera

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  • VegasStan
    Beautiful Shots Rock!! ... If you are a volunteer - "Thank You" ... If you get paid for what you do - They don't pay you enough!! ... Thank you for helping all of our "furry" and "feathered" friends!!

    - Out of Focus!!

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  • ROCKADEE

    Thanks Everyone For Your Kind Comments!

    Rockey

    - NATURE RULES!!!

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