juvenile Stilt Sandpiper
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.