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One interesting fact about the Long-Billed Dowitcher is that its bill is no longer than the Short-Billed Dowitcher. In fact the two species are very difficult to tell apart. Both transit through in the Vancouver area. The Long-Billed Dowitcher tends to prefer fresh water whereas the Short-Billed prefers salty water. The Long-Billed also passes through after the Short-Billed has left.
These birds have a unique flexible tip on their bills. They can thrust their bills into the hard mud, then open just the tip to catch whatever worm that is unlucky enough to reside at the drilling site.
The camera recorded the following data in the original image file.
File name :DSC_1693.NEF File size :3.5MB (3703803 bytes) Date taken :Sat, 20 Oct, 2001 10:53:47 AM Image size :3008 x 1960 Resolution :300 x 300 dpi Number of bits :12 bits/channel Protection :Off Camera ID :N/A Camera :NIKON D1X Quality mode :HI (5.4M Raw Compressed) Metering mode :Matrix Exposure mode :Aperture priority Speed light :Off Focal length :300.0 mm Shutter speed :1/350 seconds Aperture :F5.6 Exposure compensation :0.0 EV White Balance :Auto Lens :300 mm F4.0 Flash sync mode :N/A Exposure difference :0.0 EV Flexible program :No Sensitivity :ISO125 Sharpening :Low Image Type :Color Color Mode :Mode 2 (Adobe RGB) Hue adjustment :3 Saturation Control :N/A Tone compensation :Normal Latitude(GPS) :N/A Longitude(GPS) :N/A Altitude(GPS) :N/A
We also caught one of these birds in a yawn:
