Limnodromus griseus

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Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, at Frenchtown Road, Bolivar Peninsula, Texas.
This individual is acquiring alternate (breeding) plumage.

Image: Joseph Kennedy, 6 June 2008 [larger view].

Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/500s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.

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