Calidris himantopus

Another Mystery Bird For You to Identify

grrlscientist | September 12, 2008

tags: Stilt Sandpipers, Calidris himantopus, birds, nature, Image of the Day [Mystery birds] Juvenile Stilt Sandpipers, Calidris himantopus, photographed at Texas City Dike, Texas. [I will identify these birds for you tomorrow]. Image: Joseph Kennedy, 3 September 2008 [larger view]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/640s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.

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