Showing posts with label Pacific Golden Plover. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pacific Golden Plover. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Return of the Pacific Golden Plover to Okinawa, Japan

Early This Year



These birds are usually winter visitors to the island. Like November through April.

The year 2020 has pulled a few surprises so, maybe this is just another one.


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The scientific name for these birds is Pluvialis fulva.

In Japan, they're called Munaguro (ムナグロ).

More about these birds in this previous post.

Sunday, November 8, 2015

This Bird Is Called Munaguro ( ムナグロ ) in Japan

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Pacific Golden Plover a Migratory Visitor

 

 

Tundra country is where they breed and raise their youngsters; they spend the winter here.

So, this bird probably flew down to Okinawa from Hokkaido or Russia.

Have you ever heard of a bird planting a bomb on an airplane?  Me, neither.

Anyway, I got thinking maybe, people should start traveling, the way birds do.

They don't carry any baggage and, they arrive here naked.

All those airlines, so-called-security people, could find jobs elsewhere.

There's plenty of trash around the world in the oceans, rivers, and streets, they could pick up.



Who Wants to Fly and See Other Folks in the Nude?

 

 

It's probably illegal in many places around the world; I'm not that stupid!

And, I really have no desire to see a bunch of fat old men and women naked on the plane.

Keep a few of those airline security varmints on the payroll, is what I recommend.

In the airport security room, where everybody gets undressed, they could work.

They would be the ones, who wrap your clothes up and, mail them home to you.

And, we could have them, wrap your private parts up in aluminum foil.

The more aluminum it takes, the more your ticket would cost.

Problem solved except, I forgot one thing; excess baggage, I've been meaning to gripe about.

Under my new Airline Security Program, there would be no baggage.

Humans are the airplane's baggage and, we should all pay fair prices for our travel.

So, if some individual, happens to be twice as heavy as my skinny bones are, they should pay.

Folks carrying around a bunch of excess baggage should be charged for it.

Don't you agree?



Back to the Golden Plover



It goes by the Latin name of Pluvialis fulva.

A type of shorebird, its diet consists of crustaceans, mollusks, worms, and bugs.

During the mating season, it also consumes berries, leaves, and seeds.

It makes a noise, that sounds like "Two-Wit,  Two-Wit."

And, it's loud enough, I can even hear them when they're in the area. That's loud!


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Thursday, April 16, 2015

A Bird Called Munaguro (ムナグロ) in Japan

Pacific Golden Plover

 

 

These birds are natives of the Tundra which migrate to the Pacific islands.

They are similar to the American Golden Plover but, don't interbreed.

Pluvialis fulva is the species Latin name.



Pacific Golden Plover in field


Today's travels convinced me, longer lenses need to be ordered.

This series of photos was captured using a 300mm.



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The birds move around the fields in flocks.

It seems that one of them is always watching for approaching strangers.


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Move any closer than a few hundred yards and, the whole flock takes to the skies.


Male, Pacific Golden Plover, water potato field

A good part of the day was spent chasing these birds.

They kept moving from rice paddies to taro imo (water potato) fields. 


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They are pretty fancy birds, with all that black and gold coloring.


It makes finding them a challenge when they hit the wetlands.


Learn more about these migratory birds at:




Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Digging Up the Facts: About the Pacific Golden Plover

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These Birds Visit the Ryukyu Islands for the Winter


They may be seen in marshlands, mudflats and fields near the water.

It's best to shoot them (with a camera) when they stand still.

Because, they move real fast, then stop, when they search for food.

Worms, spiders, molluscs and crustaceans are their main diet.

During mating season, they spruce it up a bit and go for berries, seeds or, leaves.

When they have eggs in the nest, both parents set on them until they hatch.

If a predator comes along, one of the birds will distract it.

They hop around, making believe they have a broken wing to get you away from the chicks or, eggs.

To imitate the sound these birds make say, "Kyu-Week" real loud.

Pacific Golden Plovers breed in the tundra.

So, don't expect me to show you any photos of them doing that !


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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Pacific Golden Plovers: Photo Reflections of the Day


In a bit of a rush so, I'm just posting these two bird photos.


The birds are Pacific Golden Plovers and they were photographed today.

Location: Kin Village, Okinawa, Japan

Equipment Used: Pentax K5 and Sigma 50-500mm lens


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