Small Sandpiper
Friends, this is a very small bird and pushing the limits of my telephoto lens, but couldn’t resist sharing his wing stretch with all of you. I think he is a semi-palmated Sandpiper, but the experts out there will probably help with his id. Semi-palmated meaning his feet are slightly webbed, but as you can see that part of his anatomy is not accessible. Black legs and feet so is probably more sandpiper than plover. The image below shows his beautiful back feathers. til Tomorrow MJ
Posted on August 25, 2012, in Birds, Crex Meadows, Nature, photography and tagged birds, Crex Meadows, mjspringett, photography, postaday, sandpiper, semi-palmated. Bookmark the permalink. 12 Comments.
just gorgeous mj, love the reflection too 🙂
yes i love the mirrored images, something different to look at, MJ
I so adore the reflection in the second photo. Wonderful as always!
thanks cee, MJ
Love the reflection in the second photo 😀
thanks MJ
Hi, MJ. What a co-incidence. I published a photo yesterday of a bird that I thought was a Least Sandpiper. It looks like your Semi-palmated Sandpiper. Maybe I am wrong about mine. Sandpipers are my hardest birds to ID properly. They almost all look alike to me. Anyway, great photo. 🙂
they all look alike to me too, i was relying on someone to chime in and help with id, MJ
I like the reflection.
thanks claude, mirrored images, MJ
Great photo’s!
thanks,MJ