I love wild birds and am surrounded by them!
However, I am stumped...
In the banner photo here http://www.birding.bc.ca/community/index.php is the first photo I've seen of this bird.
What is the name of this beautiful bird?
In life, I have never seen it before this weekend - and I'm out of doors a lot.
While kayaking along the shore near Victoria last weekend, we saw three of these hopping along the rocks. Their reddish eyes, bright pencil shaped beaks, and dusty chocolate brown (?) plumage was beautiful.
However, no-one I have talked to knows what they are.