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How Many Birds?

I photographed this group flight of little shore birds as they zipped across the salt marsh this morning.

Can you count them?!

52 thoughts on “How Many Birds?”

Patrizia M. on February 4, 2013 at 5:39 pm said:

Eh no, non ci riesco 🙂
Scusa l’assenza, mi dispiace molto non seguire le tue splendide foto, ma in questo periodo ho pochissimo tempo libero e non riesco a seguire i blog 😦
Un caro saluto, Pat

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- Phil Lanoue on February 4, 2013 at 5:45 pm said:
  
  Sono felice di vedervi qui in qualsiasi momento Pat. grazie 🙂
  
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  - Patrizia M. on February 4, 2013 at 5:47 pm said:
    
    Grazie di cuore Phill!! Grazie a te 🙂
    
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    - Phil Lanoue on February 4, 2013 at 6:10 pm said:
      
      Spero che tu abbia una grande settimana Pat
      
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edithlevyphotography on February 4, 2013 at 5:41 pm said:

Wow… A lot 🙂 beautiful image.

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- Phil Lanoue on February 4, 2013 at 5:46 pm said:
  
  “A lot” is a correct answer. I will also accept ‘butt load’. Thanks 😀
  
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Gracie on February 4, 2013 at 5:50 pm said:

Wow! That’s a lot of birds. What an awesome capture, Phil. You seem to always be at the right place, at the right time 😉

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- Phil Lanoue on February 4, 2013 at 6:07 pm said:
  
  Thanks much Gracie! Not my usual fare but thought I would toss this one up anyway.
  
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Jane Lurie on February 4, 2013 at 6:00 pm said:

I was going to say another kind of load, but thought better of it. Great image, Phil! Love the movement.

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- Phil Lanoue on February 4, 2013 at 6:08 pm said:
  
  Your answer would count as correct also Jane. 😀 Thanks for checking this out,
  
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meyer23 on February 4, 2013 at 6:07 pm said:

I gave up counting them. 😀 Beautiful pic.

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- Phil Lanoue on February 4, 2013 at 6:11 pm said:
  
  It can be frustrating. Thank you for looking and counting! 😀
  
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photosfromtheloonybin on February 4, 2013 at 6:09 pm said:

I’m always up for a good challenge :). I’m thinking there’s around 45 or so (not including the reflections) LOL. Remember how I told you that my parents go down to Isle of Palms in the winter? A couple of years ago we went down during March Break to visit them, and I took a picture of a flock of birds on the beach while I was standing in the middle of them, and I posted it on my blog. You might enjoy it – here’s the link:

http://photosfromtheloonybin.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/alfred-hitchcock-eat-your-heart-out/

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- Phil Lanoue on February 4, 2013 at 6:13 pm said:
  
  Did you count the one at the bottom, center? There is one that is not a reflection.
  Checked out your bird group shot. Wow! What a mob!
  Thanks for looking and commenting! 🙂
  
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  - photosfromtheloonybin on February 4, 2013 at 6:25 pm said:
    
    Darn, I wasn’t sure about that one at the bottom – whether it was a reflection or not :).
    
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    - Phil Lanoue on February 4, 2013 at 9:13 pm said:
      
      So OK with the 45 you saw first plus the one at the bottom the total of 46 is correct! Nicely done!
      
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      - photosfromtheloonybin on February 4, 2013 at 9:56 pm said:
        
        Yayyy!! 🙂
        
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        Phil Lanoue on February 4, 2013 at 10:55 pm said:
        
        😀
        
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Ammi on February 4, 2013 at 6:24 pm said:

What an awsome capture, love all the new additions!

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- Phil Lanoue on February 4, 2013 at 9:14 pm said:
  
  Hey thanks very much Ammi, great seeing you here! Thanks for looking and commenting!
  Say hi to mum.
  
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Amy on February 4, 2013 at 6:35 pm said:

That’s just breathtaking!! Thanks, Phil.

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- Phil Lanoue on February 4, 2013 at 9:15 pm said:
  
  Well I appreciate the kind words Amy! Thanks
  
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Gunta on February 4, 2013 at 6:59 pm said:

That’s much more like the sort of bird shots I get…. flying away and at a distance. Still a great capture. Any idea what they are? Thought maybe ducks at first, but the bills don’t look right.

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- Phil Lanoue on February 4, 2013 at 9:16 pm said:
  
  Thanks Gunta! These would be plovers and sandpipers but we just call ’em peeps. 🙂
  
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lylekrahn on February 4, 2013 at 7:43 pm said:

I think I got all 46. You do have a lot of friends!

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- Phil Lanoue on February 4, 2013 at 9:17 pm said:
  
  Correct! 46 is indeed the total. Good eye to spot and count them all!
  
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Molly Argo on February 4, 2013 at 10:52 pm said:

What an awesome capture! I often see the White Ibis in flocks to numerous to count with some Storks and Egrets mixed in. I plan on going out shooting this week before I miss all of this action. I just hope I haven’t forgotten how!

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- Phil Lanoue on February 5, 2013 at 10:42 am said:
  
  Thanks for checking this out Molly I appreciate it.
  Hope you have a great time shooting this weekend and let me know how ya make out!
  
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adinparadise on February 4, 2013 at 11:26 pm said:

Too many to count at this time of night, Phil, but I’ll take a guess at 40. 🙂 Amazing photo.

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- Phil Lanoue on February 5, 2013 at 10:46 am said:
  
  Close Sylvia, it’s 46. But thank you very much for playing and please continue to tune in every day for yet another exciting episode of Life in the Marsh. 😛 😀 Ok, well “exciting” isn’t the proper term. Maybe wonderful episode? No that’s not right either. How about fairly much Ok episode? 😕 That might work. 🙂
  
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  - adinparadise on February 5, 2013 at 10:54 am said:
    
    😆
    
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Rexlin Victor on February 5, 2013 at 12:18 am said:

Excellent shot!!!

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- Phil Lanoue on February 5, 2013 at 10:46 am said:
  
  Thanks, glad you liked it!
  
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janmasyn on February 5, 2013 at 1:11 am said:

Excellent Phil, not that easy to catch.

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- Phil Lanoue on February 5, 2013 at 10:47 am said:
  
  Thanks Jan, those little buggers do go by fast. 😯 🙂
  
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Chillbrook on February 5, 2013 at 4:39 am said:

Captured in flight we get to see the gorgeous markings on these birds. As to your question, if you’ll still accept ‘butt load’ I’ll go with that. 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on February 5, 2013 at 10:49 am said:
  
  Thanks for cheking this out Adrian! You indeed have a winning answer with butt load! 😀 That’s actually the technical term used by all the experts around here anyway. 🙂
  
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Gareth Rasberry on February 5, 2013 at 8:02 am said:

50? That’s a lot of birds!

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- Phil Lanoue on February 5, 2013 at 10:50 am said:
  
  50 would be incorrect, it’s 46 total. However…”a lot” *is* a correct answer. 🙂 Thanks Gareth!
  
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Lisa Gordon on February 5, 2013 at 11:29 am said:

This is wonderful.
How fantastic to see them all in one place and be able to photograph them.

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- Phil Lanoue on February 6, 2013 at 12:29 pm said:
  
  There were a few groups of them zipping all around the marsh. Fun to see!
  
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Fergiemoto on February 5, 2013 at 2:03 pm said:

Wow, too many! Great photo!

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- Phil Lanoue on February 6, 2013 at 12:29 pm said:
  
  Thanks! It is fun to see these large groups zipping around in all directions.
  
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Bella Remy Photography on February 5, 2013 at 10:02 pm said:

I was pretty close, I got 45 too. Great shot, you’re so lucky to see these little cuties.

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- Phil Lanoue on February 6, 2013 at 12:30 pm said:
  
  Thnaks Emily! I ususally don’t pay a lot of attention to the ‘peeps’ but when I saw these larger groups I had to bang off a few shots. 🙂
  
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jacek29 on February 6, 2013 at 6:31 am said:

Nice shot

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- Phil Lanoue on February 6, 2013 at 12:30 pm said:
  
  Thanks much
  
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joserasan66 on February 6, 2013 at 12:03 pm said:

Me Has Tenido Un Tiempo Contando Pajaros… Muy Buena Fotografía… Un Saluo.

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- Phil Lanoue on February 6, 2013 at 12:31 pm said:
  
  Espero que te hayas divertido contarlas. gracias
  
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  - joserasan66 on February 6, 2013 at 1:06 pm said:
    
    jajajaja, Así Ha Sido,… y Realmente Son 46…
    
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ManoliRizoFotografia on February 7, 2013 at 7:38 pm said:

Que maravilla, el vuelo de todos tiene que ser muy ruidoso ¿no?

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Phil Lanoue on February 8, 2013 at 10:48 am said:

Estás en lo cierto, ellos hacen algo de ruido. También hacen chillido estridente 🙂

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