Comments on: Birding with St. Pete Audubon–Shorebirds at Fort Desoto Park http://www.blogthebeach.com/2010/nature/birds/birding-with-st-pete-audubon-shorebirds-at-fort-desoto-park Florida beaches in words, pictures, and video. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:26:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: beachhunter http://www.blogthebeach.com/2010/nature/birds/birding-with-st-pete-audubon-shorebirds-at-fort-desoto-park/comment-page-1#comment-13078 beachhunter Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:14:17 +0000 http://www.blogthebeach.com/?p=1845#comment-13078 Don't feel too bad, the pelican is a good place to start. I think that's where most people start. Big birds with obvious differences in size, shape and color, and that stand on the beach or pier without fear of people--those are the easiest birds to learn to identify. Pelicans are great because the ones on piers are so friendly (hoping you'll have a fish for them) you can actually see that each bird has its own personality. And their motto for living is "Food first--all else comes after." Don’t feel too bad, the pelican is a good place to start. I think that’s where most people start. Big birds with obvious differences in size, shape and color, and that stand on the beach or pier without fear of people–those are the easiest birds to learn to identify.

Pelicans are great because the ones on piers are so friendly (hoping you’ll have a fish for them) you can actually see that each bird has its own personality. And their motto for living is “Food first–all else comes after.”

]]> By: Suzanna http://www.blogthebeach.com/2010/nature/birds/birding-with-st-pete-audubon-shorebirds-at-fort-desoto-park/comment-page-1#comment-13074 Suzanna Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:56:33 +0000 http://www.blogthebeach.com/?p=1845#comment-13074 Pelicans are about all I can identify at the beach. This is a terrible shortfall. I will admit that when I first came to Florida I misidentified (from a distance) roseate spoonbills are pelicans. Pelicans are about all I can identify at the beach. This is a terrible shortfall. I will admit that when I first came to Florida I misidentified (from a distance) roseate spoonbills are pelicans.

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