Really weird bird

[hellziggy]

Friday afternoon Lumpy was looking out the window and at first I thought she was watching Harvey, but then I realized that it wasn't a rabbit, it was a weird, fat little bird with a really long beak. It was kind of bouncing as it sat there. I only got one picture & it's kinda blue cuz I didn't get the white balance reset, but does anyone know what this is??????


I'm thinking maybe a woodcock, but they are supposed to be nocturnal... It's not really sitting in this picture. It had really stumpy little legs.
Robin on steroids?

Comments

[jmanna.livejournal.com]

Sandbill I meant sandbill not tern. One of those birds that tacked on tourist crap at the cape :D

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[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

Yup, that's a beak, not just a photo oddity. This thing was round. Short legs, round body, long beak. Definitely not something I usually see in the back yard!