Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus, 23 in. / 58.42 cm. Generally UNCOMMON. Winters in marshes, fields, lawns and beaches. Nests on relatively arid short-grass prairie not necessarily near water.
Point Mugu Rock Beach, Ventura County, California, United States.
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Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens, 30 in. / 76.2 cm. UNCOMMON. Nests in mixed specie colonies on islands or in low shrubs in standing water. Forages on expanses of shallow water such as on broad tidal flats. Finishing off a turbot. Handheld.
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Orange County, California, United States.
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White-faced Heron, Ardeidae, Egretta novaehollandiae novaehollandiae, 66 - 68 cm. / 25.98 - 26.77 in. COMMON on pastures, farm dams, parklands and most wetlands.
Latrobe, Mersey River, Tasmania, Australia.
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Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa, 18 in. / 45.7 cm. UNCOMMON on expensive mudflats and sandblast and beaches. Nests around prairie ponds. Photographed in October 2008.
Mission Bay, San Diego City and County, California, United States.
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Immature Black-necked Stilt (Black-necked), Himantopus mexicanus mexicanus, 14 in. / 35.56 cm. COMMON but somewhat local on shallow still ponds with muddy bottoms and grassy edges. Nests along edges of shallow weedy ponds. Photographed in July 2006.
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, United States.
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