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Wilson's Snipe, Guadalupe, CA
Wilson's Snipe, Jack O'Connell Park, Guadalupe, CA
December 27, 2024
More than one hundred Wilson's Snipe feeding and resting in the field at Jack O'Connell Park
"Bird of the World"
One of the most abundant and widespread shorebirds in North America, Wilson's Snipe breeds in suitable habitats throughout Canada and in the northern United States.
This is an elusive species; the usual view of a Wilson's Snipe is as it flushes from grass or sedges, escaping in rapid, zigzag flight while uttering a rasping "scaipe."
The name “snipe” is derived from “snite,” a variant of “snout,” and refers to the long bill of the bird. The French and Spanish names are derived from bec, “beak.” The snipe's long beak has sensory pits near the tip, a character shared with other sandpipers, which help individuals detect prey as they probe in mud for small invertebrates. The eyes of the snipe are set remarkably far back on its head, providing full vision to both sides and a binocular overlap to the rear. This arrangement enables a bird to detect the approach of a predator while its beak is fully buried in the substrate.
Main Foods Taken
Eats mostly larval insects, but also takes crustaceans (Crustacea), earthworms (Oligochaeta), and mollusks (Mollusca). Stomachs contain as much as 66% plant material, but probably little or no energy is obtained from plants.
Microhabitat For Foraging
Wet organic soils. Feeds both on land and in shallow water, but usually in or near cover.
Food Capture And Consumption
Probes in soil with its long bill; frequently immerses entire beak and forehead up to eyes in water; sometimes entire head and occasionally only some of back is above water (Rand 1966). Swallows small prey without withdrawing bill from soil. It is believed that individuals obtain food by sucking it from the soil, but it is conjectured that the prey was moved up the backward-projecting serrations inside the bill by movements of the tongue. Large prey items-e.g., earthworms-the snipe may extract from soil and beat into several pieces before swallowing. May probe several times in same hole and many times in small area.
Apparently finds prey by touch with sensory pits near tip of beak. Beak very flexible, and tip can be opened and closed with no movement at base. Typically, tip of beak is opened at beginning of a probe. Usually finds prey at least once every several probes. Occasionally feeds by stamping feet or bouncing up and down, apparently to startle prey into moving. Can thus find prey near surface or in soils too hard for probing.
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Akong0205
    @Akong0205 2 місяці тому

    Burung apa tu om

  • @PhyPhoem
    @PhyPhoem 2 місяці тому

    I like your video

  • @ElyseF00
    @ElyseF00 2 місяці тому

    Gorgeous birds, thank you for sharing.

  • @PedroBaker-b5d
    @PedroBaker-b5d 4 місяці тому

    Williams Steven Martin Cynthia White Eric

  • @ElyseF00
    @ElyseF00 5 місяців тому

    So cute❤ Wonder if these birds are here year round? I’ll have to research it:) Thank you for sharing!

  • @ElyseF00
    @ElyseF00 5 місяців тому

    Fantastic! Loved seeing this new fledgling trying to get back home to join its sibling in the nest. ❤😅 Fun music too!

  • @FeiYap-dm3zj
    @FeiYap-dm3zj 5 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @BlissfulEchoNatureSounds
    @BlissfulEchoNatureSounds 5 місяців тому

    video with good and interesting content. Help me understand more about eagles. Thank you. I really like this video

  • @ButchLogan
    @ButchLogan 6 місяців тому

    My name is Butch Logan. I have been to Portal several times. The first time when I was 2 years old, with my Mother and Dan. That was in 1941.

  • @ElyseF00
    @ElyseF00 6 місяців тому

    Hope they soar high and enjoy life with full crops! ❤❤

  • @garyives1218
    @garyives1218 6 місяців тому

    Great vid. Really enjoyed that. Nice music. I'm in AZ, but still haven't got out to Chicahua area.

  • @aroonratkamolphop8692
    @aroonratkamolphop8692 8 місяців тому

    I used to work at Thai Meteolorogical Department as an upper air observer and meteorologist for 26 years. Love the job. What a wonderful woman to work there as an upper air observer.

  • @tivvy9708
    @tivvy9708 Рік тому

    I'm from Devon England originally, although Devon Island is beautiful, and by the way, thanks for sharing this video, I sure as heck wouldn't wish to live there . 😊

  • @margaretphenicie4522
    @margaretphenicie4522 Рік тому

    Early spring. Very different than summer and winter. Very cold at night and extremely hot during the day. Need to bring canteen of water. No bottled water. Melts in extreme sun.

  • @andrewkonopka1152
    @andrewkonopka1152 Рік тому

    it's fast start of video that slows everything down why should I have to catch the video to stop the red line for the grey one it's stupid I would gladly wait until the video was ready to play so I could enjoy the video without the spinning circle and an un-interrupted show that's the worst part interruptions I just want to see the show and relax it just makes me angry I want to relax instead of auto starting it should be auto loading with only the grey line and when it get to about 2 inches then the video should start AK this is more at you tube then pcschaaf I want to learn about you ,but video service sucks AK

    • @erebasu
      @erebasu 2 місяці тому

      are you relaxing now ?

  • @williamhanley7031
    @williamhanley7031 Рік тому

    You see the teeth marks on that seal. Puncture wounds and teeth scars.

  • @ultimatemexicano3535
    @ultimatemexicano3535 Рік тому

    Amazing footage! That looks like a huge/colorful (do you know what kind?) fish the Heron caught! The fish was struggling, but the hungry Heron managed to fully consume (alive?!) it all okay? It looked like the unlucky thing was still desperately kicking inside too! I wonder, does the large fish stand any chance of escaping if eaten in that condition? Maybe it can turn around inside the elastic neck/stomach and has a chance of survival here.

  • @malithrathnasekara962
    @malithrathnasekara962 Рік тому

    i love portal......so gorgeous

  • @isaaccapp2241
    @isaaccapp2241 Рік тому

    So cool! I had no idea we had them around here

  • @jewels_gems
    @jewels_gems 2 роки тому

    Thank you for creating this beautiful video depicting the essence of a small town with big views. I'll put it on my list of must paces to visit. Looks like a great place to retire as well..

    • @garlicglueog423
      @garlicglueog423 2 роки тому

      Arizona is a great just don't try and bring that California stuff over here we hate California

  • @richardpeterson1398
    @richardpeterson1398 2 роки тому

    English Oboe Solo.

  • @Ericxnugz
    @Ericxnugz 2 роки тому

    shark fuked me in the ass here once..had to go to therapy ever sense

  • @robertsmith8023
    @robertsmith8023 2 роки тому

    Would be nice to have IDs.

  • @angelicwillamenadana
    @angelicwillamenadana 2 роки тому

    So awesome! I love all the local birds! And that you identify them for us amateurs.

  • @angelicwillamenadana
    @angelicwillamenadana 2 роки тому

    Gorgeous scenery

  • @angelicwillamenadana
    @angelicwillamenadana 2 роки тому

    I cant believe he ate the whole thing!

  • @angelicwillamenadana
    @angelicwillamenadana 2 роки тому

    Nice catch!

  • @chadkline4268
    @chadkline4268 2 роки тому

    They should've taken paramotors on the ship and flown around the island.

  • @chadkline4268
    @chadkline4268 2 роки тому

    Too bad these chemtrail skies are everywhere. ua-cam.com/users/shortsBs2zRZCD1uU?feature=share (flashlight) ua-cam.com/users/shortsDq6HNOrDCFU?feature=share (flashlight) ua-cam.com/video/wOfm5xYgiK0/v-deo.html (human garbage) ua-cam.com/video/9-ZALXJpZs0/v-deo.html (spraying) 1. Chemtrails are a blanket on a hot earth beneath a hot sun. This is global warming. CO2 is NOT a major greenhouse gas. H2O is. CO2 absorbs only a trivial sliver of infrared around 4.2um. The heat of Venus is due to atmospheric pressure, which is proportional with temperature, not CO2 and a GH effect. 2. The symptoms of long-term and fatal COVID are the same as particulate diseases; ie, arterial inflammation and respiratory illness, difficulty in breathing. Diseases caused by particulates include cardiovascular (ischaemic heart disease, stroke), respiratory (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lower respiratory infections).

  • @chadkline4268
    @chadkline4268 2 роки тому

    The more I can escape people, the happier I am. Give me some solar panels and an underground grow room, and I am moving there 🤪

  • @bbqfreedomusa
    @bbqfreedomusa 3 роки тому

    Great Video!!!!

  • @kailanhope2388
    @kailanhope2388 3 роки тому

    The picture for the video is my house and my dog Benny

  • @jasontambe8035
    @jasontambe8035 3 роки тому

    I love baffin bay it's my favorite!

  • @brianpetkovic4579
    @brianpetkovic4579 3 роки тому

    thank you pcsf.

  • @sydneyfishingstory
    @sydneyfishingstory 3 роки тому

    It's beautiful. Nice video

  • @harperwelch5147
    @harperwelch5147 3 роки тому

    This one is nice, but some of his others are magnificent.

  • @troyottosen8722
    @troyottosen8722 3 роки тому

    I used to live on pow, best part was days off, camping, big fires on the beach!😉👍

  • @drewgriner6084
    @drewgriner6084 3 роки тому

    Home

  • @timkaufhold6163
    @timkaufhold6163 4 роки тому

    Looks like an abandoned mine.

  • @carolinemenzies
    @carolinemenzies 4 роки тому

    Hi there, great videos! I'd love to speak to you about your experienced in Ninginganiq national wildlife area if that's possible? It's for some filming I'm researching for a major wildlife series. Please email me on clmenzies@wildspaceproductions.co.uk - thanks!

  • @cami7819
    @cami7819 4 роки тому

    awesome!!

  • @IVDMuseum
    @IVDMuseum 4 роки тому

    Fantastic video of some of the wildlife here! At the Imperial Valley Desert Museum we would love to use some of the footage for some educational videos as part of our new virtual curriculum!

  • @vickiwooley3088
    @vickiwooley3088 4 роки тому

    my grandfather, john morrow, was born in paradise,in 1905. his father, wiiliam king morrow, had a meat market there

    • @robertsmith8023
      @robertsmith8023 2 роки тому

      Have visited the Paradise cemetery. Two old friends, Walter and Sally Spofford are buried there. Noted ornithologists from the Cornell Lab. Spoff was a Golden Eagle expert. His tombstone reads “He soars with eagles now”.

  • @davidangelamelcher9591
    @davidangelamelcher9591 4 роки тому

    We loved Portal and used to hunt there every year until the illegals scared off all the game and the drug smugglers just made it too dangerous of an area.

    • @robertsmith8023
      @robertsmith8023 2 роки тому

      Can’t be that bad. Birders from all over the world still flock there every spring, summer, and fall to view all the SE Arizona and northern Mexico specialties and rarities.

    • @TheSoftspokenShaman
      @TheSoftspokenShaman 2 роки тому

      @@robertsmith8023 I live in the area. People like him just like to bitch and complain. It's beautiful and too remote for what he's talking about

  • @super-dude-
    @super-dude- 4 роки тому

    Wow, it's amazing, how do those little birds survive up that!? beautiful.

  • @robloxgamer21_official
    @robloxgamer21_official 4 роки тому

    the loneliest place in Canada

  • @juliejensen6327
    @juliejensen6327 4 роки тому

    well done! love the eye for detail that shows the "daily life" of the bird!

  • @sinclairmarcus
    @sinclairmarcus 4 роки тому

    I'm from Dunedin Great job

  • @angelicwillamenadana
    @angelicwillamenadana 4 роки тому

    The baby is so cute! I think it's a silly name for a bird

  • @angelicwillamenadana
    @angelicwillamenadana 4 роки тому

    Beautiful birds in our paradise!