{"id":9766,"date":"2012-05-04T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T08:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=9766"},"modified":"2019-12-22T22:19:28","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T09:19:28","slug":"willets-in-utah-and-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/willets-in-utah-and-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Willets \u2013 In Utah and Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

Willets (Tringa semipalmata) have returned to Utah, on the causeway to Antelope Island hundreds of them can be seen in the shallow water. They seem to spend some time there fattening up after migration before they get down to the serious business of mating and rearing their young.<\/p>\n

I n Utah I see Willets in much different habitats than I saw them in Florida, here they stand on rocks, perch precariously on shrubs and forage in grasslands. This Willet was perched on a Rabbitbrush as the breeze made the bird and the bush dance on Antelope Island State Park this week.<\/p>\n

In Florida I would see Willets on sandy beaches, foraging in tidal lagoons, in Spartina marshes and in the waves of the Gulf of Mexico. This Willet was in sea-foam with gorgeous turquoise water in the background on Fort De Soto’s north beach.<\/p>\n

Willets do call in Florida but not as frequently as they do here in Utah. This Willet was perched on a rock among the grasses on a hillside on Antelope Island State Park and stretched its wings.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Willet calling on a Rabbitbrush – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/640, ISO 640, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 350mm, natural light<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Willet in sea-foam on the Gulf of Mexico – Nikon D200, handheld, f6.3, 1\/1000, ISO 200, Nikkor 70-300mm VR at 300mm, natural light<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Willet stretching on a rock – Nikon D200, f5.6, 1\/1000, ISO 400, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Willet in early morning light at Fort De Soto – Nikon D200, handheld, 5.6, 1\/800, ISO 320, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

I enjoy seeing and photographing Willets where ever I find them, they are beautiful shorebirds.<\/p>\n

Mia McPherson, OntheWingPhotography.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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