B95 (bird)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"B95 (born c.1993), nicknamed Moonbird, is a red knot celebrated for its longevity as the oldest known member of its species.
The bird, a male red knot (a species of shorebird in the sandpiper family), was banded in Argentina in February 1995. It has been resighted many times since then, most recently during May 2014 in the Canadian Arctic.It also has been recaptured at least three times葉he last time in 2007 (aged approximately 14) when it was found to be "as fit as a three-year-old". It is not known how long red knots typically live.
Although more formally known as B95 (from the "B95" label on the orange band on its leg), it is nicknamed "Moonbird" because its annual migrations along the Atlantic Flyway between Argentina and the Canadian Arctic have in total exceeded the distance to the Moon. It flies approximately 20,000 miles (32,000 km) a year. In its migration from Argentina, B95 stops off in Delaware Bay in the Northern Hemisphere in spring to feed on horseshoe crab eggs, before proceeding to breeding grounds on an island in the north of Hudson Bay. The red knot population has declined since the 1990s because of the harvesting of Delaware Bay's horseshoe crabs for bait; hence restrictions on harvesting have been put in place. Migrating back to Argentina in November for the Southern Hemisphere spring, red knots feed on mussels in the restinga tidal flats there."
For these very reasons, when BN and I spotted a flock of nearly 50-75 red knots in NJ, his excitement knew no bounds. I on the other hand was oblivious of the rarity of the event. All he asked me to do was to research "Moonbird" on google. Hence the intro above. He informed me that other photographers and he have tried to take pictures of this rare visitor many times in NJ without success.
The pictures of the red knots presented below are not of B95, but of his species
A big thanks to BN for educating me not only of the art and science of photography, but for showing me the wonders of nature and showing me how fortunate we are to enjoy it. Obviously if you are shooting with BN, you have to get down and dirty
B95 (bird)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"B95 (born c.1993), nicknamed Moonbird, is a red knot celebrated for its longevity as the oldest known member of its species.
The bird, a male red knot (a species of shorebird in the sandpiper family), was banded in Argentina in February 1995. It has been resighted many times since then, most recently during May 2014 in the Canadian Arctic.It also has been recaptured at least three times葉he last time in 2007 (aged approximately 14) when it was found to be "as fit as a three-year-old". It is not known how long red knots typically live.
Although more formally known as B95 (from the "B95" label on the orange band on its leg), it is nicknamed "Moonbird" because its annual migrations along the Atlantic Flyway between Argentina and the Canadian Arctic have in total exceeded the distance to the Moon. It flies approximately 20,000 miles (32,000 km) a year. In its migration from Argentina, B95 stops off in Delaware Bay in the Northern Hemisphere in spring to feed on horseshoe crab eggs, before proceeding to breeding grounds on an island in the north of Hudson Bay. The red knot population has declined since the 1990s because of the harvesting of Delaware Bay's horseshoe crabs for bait; hence restrictions on harvesting have been put in place. Migrating back to Argentina in November for the Southern Hemisphere spring, red knots feed on mussels in the restinga tidal flats there."
For these very reasons, when BN and I spotted a flock of nearly 50-75 red knots in NJ, his excitement knew no bounds. I on the other hand was oblivious of the rarity of the event. All he asked me to do was to research "Moonbird" on google. Hence the intro above. He informed me that other photographers and he have tried to take pictures of this rare visitor many times in NJ without success.
The pictures of the red knots presented below are not of B95, but of his species
A big thanks to BN for educating me not only of the art and science of photography, but for showing me the wonders of nature and showing me how fortunate we are to enjoy it. Obviously if you are shooting with BN, you have to get down and dirty
B95 (bird)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"B95 (born c.1993), nicknamed Moonbird, is a red knot celebrated for its longevity as the oldest known member of its species.
The bird, a male red knot (a species of shorebird in the sandpiper family), was banded in Argentina in February 1995. It has been resighted many times since then, most recently during May 2014 in the Canadian Arctic.It also has been recaptured at least three times葉he last time in 2007 (aged approximately 14) when it was found to be "as fit as a three-year-old". It is not known how long red knots typically live.
Although more formally known as B95 (from the "B95" label on the orange band on its leg), it is nicknamed "Moonbird" because its annual migrations along the Atlantic Flyway between Argentina and the Canadian Arctic have in total exceeded the distance to the Moon. It flies approximately 20,000 miles (32,000 km) a year. In its migration from Argentina, B95 stops off in Delaware Bay in the Northern Hemisphere in spring to feed on horseshoe crab eggs, before proceeding to breeding grounds on an island in the north of Hudson Bay. The red knot population has declined since the 1990s because of the harvesting of Delaware Bay's horseshoe crabs for bait; hence restrictions on harvesting have been put in place. Migrating back to Argentina in November for the Southern Hemisphere spring, red knots feed on mussels in the restinga tidal flats there."
For these very reasons, when BN and I spotted a flock of nearly 50-75 red knots in NJ, his excitement knew no bounds. I on the other hand was oblivious of the rarity of the event. All he asked me to do was to research "Moonbird" on google. Hence the intro above. He informed me that other photographers and he have tried to take pictures of this rare visitor many times in NJ without success.
The pictures of the red knots presented below are not of B95, but of his species
A big thanks to BN for educating me not only of the art and science of photography, but for showing me the wonders of nature and showing me how fortunate we are to enjoy it. Obviously if you are shooting with BN, you have to get down and dirty
B95 (bird)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"B95 (born c.1993), nicknamed Moonbird, is a red knot celebrated for its longevity as the oldest known member of its species.
The bird, a male red knot (a species of shorebird in the sandpiper family), was banded in Argentina in February 1995. It has been resighted many times since then, most recently during May 2014 in the Canadian Arctic.It also has been recaptured at least three times葉he last time in 2007 (aged approximately 14) when it was found to be "as fit as a three-year-old". It is not known how long red knots typically live.
Although more formally known as B95 (from the "B95" label on the orange band on its leg), it is nicknamed "Moonbird" because its annual migrations along the Atlantic Flyway between Argentina and the Canadian Arctic have in total exceeded the distance to the Moon. It flies approximately 20,000 miles (32,000 km) a year. In its migration from Argentina, B95 stops off in Delaware Bay in the Northern Hemisphere in spring to feed on horseshoe crab eggs, before proceeding to breeding grounds on an island in the north of Hudson Bay. The red knot population has declined since the 1990s because of the harvesting of Delaware Bay's horseshoe crabs for bait; hence restrictions on harvesting have been put in place. Migrating back to Argentina in November for the Southern Hemisphere spring, red knots feed on mussels in the restinga tidal flats there."
For these very reasons, when BN and I spotted a flock of nearly 50-75 red knots in NJ, his excitement knew no bounds. I on the other hand was oblivious of the rarity of the event. All he asked me to do was to research "Moonbird" on google. Hence the intro above. He informed me that other photographers and he have tried to take pictures of this rare visitor many times in NJ without success.
The pictures of the red knots presented below are not of B95, but of his species
A big thanks to BN for educating me not only of the art and science of photography, but for showing me the wonders of nature and showing me how fortunate we are to enjoy it. Obviously if you are shooting with BN, you have to get down and dirty
B95 (bird)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"B95 (born c.1993), nicknamed Moonbird, is a red knot celebrated for its longevity as the oldest known member of its species.
The bird, a male red knot (a species of shorebird in the sandpiper family), was banded in Argentina in February 1995. It has been resighted many times since then, most recently during May 2014 in the Canadian Arctic.It also has been recaptured at least three times葉he last time in 2007 (aged approximately 14) when it was found to be "as fit as a three-year-old". It is not known how long red knots typically live.
Although more formally known as B95 (from the "B95" label on the orange band on its leg), it is nicknamed "Moonbird" because its annual migrations along the Atlantic Flyway between Argentina and the Canadian Arctic have in total exceeded the distance to the Moon. It flies approximately 20,000 miles (32,000 km) a year. In its migration from Argentina, B95 stops off in Delaware Bay in the Northern Hemisphere in spring to feed on horseshoe crab eggs, before proceeding to breeding grounds on an island in the north of Hudson Bay. The red knot population has declined since the 1990s because of the harvesting of Delaware Bay's horseshoe crabs for bait; hence restrictions on harvesting have been put in place. Migrating back to Argentina in November for the Southern Hemisphere spring, red knots feed on mussels in the restinga tidal flats there."
For these very reasons, when BN and I spotted a flock of nearly 50-75 red knots in NJ, his excitement knew no bounds. I on the other hand was oblivious of the rarity of the event. All he asked me to do was to research "Moonbird" on google. Hence the intro above. He informed me that other photographers and he have tried to take pictures of this rare visitor many times in NJ without success.
The pictures of the red knots presented below are not of B95, but of his species
A big thanks to BN for educating me not only of the art and science of photography, but for showing me the wonders of nature and showing me how fortunate we are to enjoy it. Obviously if you are shooting with BN, you have to get down and dirty
Dec 21, 2018 at 11:23 PM
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