Yesterday I visited Ocean Shores in search of the apparently departed Hudsonian Godwit. Instead I spent some quality time with a little group of peeps. My peep ID skills are modest at best--what do I have here? Baird's and Western I know I've got, are there Pectorals in here too?

The behavior I captured in this set was great fun to watch. It's just like at my bird feeder. There's a clear dominance hierarchy and, for whoever's on top, they chase away anyone who comes too near. Or they'll decide that other guy's spot has better things to eat, and I"ll take it, thank you very much. There must be a payoff for the caloric cost of all that jostling.

Flickr set here: http://bit.ly/ayJLLt

Doug Plummer
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