This Sanderling looks big ...
... until you see it in perspective to a plastic cup. He's a small guy but large for sandpipers.
When it is sitting, the Least Sandpiper looks a lot like a Semipalmated Sandpiper ...
... but when it is up and about you can see the distinguishing greenish legs.
So happy to be back in Chicago, this little Semipalmated Plover ...
... broke into a high-kicking chorus line routine.
I really like the reflection in the next to the last shot! These are all great pictures.
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed your shorebirds! I love shorebirds...especially Plovers & Killdeers.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the nice comments! We seem to be starting to get the migrating birds coming through. Which is fun but does mean that the cold weather is coming.
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