Motif: What am I? (with ID and repost in the open)

It's a feathery Egg!!!!

Which part is the bird? The black lump? I can't wait to hear what it is.

It's certainly well hidden. My guess is a Black necked Stilt Chick. I have seen the stilt chicks hide in a similar manner and the coloring is right for a stilt chick.

Looks like a furry animal looking at me. It took some time to even see the eyes. It sure looks hidden. Wider head than a squirrel.
(I'm answering before looking at other's comments.)

Looks like a rodent to me. Great capture for the motif.

Cheryl, Cute shot!! I'll guess Killdeer ... Happy holidays!!

I haven't a clue what this is. That's what makes this such a great motif shot.

I agree with the Black-necked Stilt ID. Can't wait to hear what it is.

Very Cute! I'm guessing its the butt end of a Black-necked Stilt. I can barely see his eye

The habitat looks like the Falklands, so I'll guess skua chick. It's really well hidden.

Well, no one has guessed it right yet although Cliff has the location correct. This was shot in the Falklands but this type of birds is also found in the states. When I get home from work tonight, I will post a shot here of the bird in the open. Thanks for guessing!

Cliff Beittel wrote:The habitat looks like the Falklands, so I'll guess skua chick. It's really well hidden.

Skua chicks are a uniform warm buffy color. This chick looks for all the world like some sort of shorebird (wader), and since Cliff did solve a huge part of the puzzle by ID-ing the location, I'd say it looks like an oystercatcher or snipe or possibly even 2-banded Plover, but none of the species on the Falklands that I can think of are also found in the states, unless by "type" you mean oystercatchers and snipes and plovers in general.

Oystercatcher (Magellanic before Blackish) seems perhaps the most likely for this bird, since it's in an open grassy area where no self-respecting snipe should ever be. But I can't really rule out the plover; can't see the bird's bill.

Based on Mike's thinking aloud, this time I'll guess Wilson's Plover ... Yep, only one band though.

My guess is Gull.

Marius

Mike Danzenbaker wrote:Skua chicks are a uniform warm buffy color. This chick looks for all the world like some sort of shorebird (wader), and since Cliff did solve a huge part of the puzzle by ID-ing the location, I'd say it looks like an oystercatcher or snipe or possibly even 2-banded Plover, but none of the species on the Falklands that I can think of are also found in the states, unless by "type" you mean oystercatchers and snipes and plovers in general.

Oystercatcher (Magellanic before Blackish) seems perhaps the most likely for this bird, since it's in an open grassy area where no self-respecting snipe should ever be. But I can't really rule out the plover; can't see the bird's bill.

Mike,

By "type" I did mean oystercathers, snipes, plovers etc and your reasoning and your guess were correct. This is a Magellanic oystercatcher chick. This species is found more around the grassy areas by sand beaches while the Black oystercatchers are found in more rocky areas.

That you all for playing "What am I" I have posted a shot of the chick in the open so you can see what it looks like in the open. I have posted this shot before and was hoping no one would remember it and guess that bird.

Cheryl,

A beautiful ball of fur. What time were you in the Falklands?

Jim

Jim Urbach wrote:Cheryl,

A beautiful ball of fur. What time were you in the Falklands?

Jim

Jim,

I was in the Falklands in Jan 2002.