The picture of these Semipalmated Plovers was taken at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. This species is socially and most often genetically monogamous, and both sexes actively care for eggs and their chicks. I took this picture with the CANON EOS7D with the CANON 100-400mm lens at the south end of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

The picture of this vagrant American White Pelican was taken at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.The American White Pelican occurs mainly in western and southern portions of North America, breeding inland in colonies on remote islands and wintering along warm southern coasts. Since this one American White Pelican has been spending the last few weeks at the East Pond of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, he has obviously lost his way which is called a vagrant bird in the birding vernacular. This is a male breeding American Pelican as indicated by the notch on the center of the beak.
This picture was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens. I finally was able to get close enough to the American White Pelican to get a decent shot. I had been seeing it from the south side of the East Pond but I finally walked up to the “Raunch” through the fragmites in order to get as close as I could to this beautiful bird.

The picture of these Greater Yellowlegs in flight was taken at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. I took this picture with the CANON EOS7D with a CANON 100-400mm lens.

This was taken at the north side of the East Pond at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in the evening light. The East Pond water was lowered for the Shorebird Migration making it easier to enter though the north part of the pond. It is a beautiful vantage point to see the pond and taken advantage of the setting sun.