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Sanderling

Calidris alba

Photo by Liam
Published on Project Noah
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32.2436, -80.776

Field Notes

Description:

Cute little 'peep' as they're casually called. Small shorebird with dark gray/black upperparts in nonbreeding plumage and brown head and back in breeding plumage. Pale belly remains constant year round.

Habitat:

Beach

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Sanderling

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Comments (39)
Liam
Another SOTD? I am honored! Thanks a ton guys!
ChristyHolland
So cute! The lighting is wonderful! Great spotting! Congratulations!
Josh Asel
Congrats! it's like the sanderling and the bird in your main pic are bowing to each other :p
Ashish
Cute pose grabbed... and congrats... Liam... hunt more Organism such fantastic way to make Project Noah more precious...
Atul
congrats Liam !!
Ava T-B
Congratulations Liam; this is such a lovely photo.
Louisa
Congratulations! Wonderful photos!
SaffwanIshak
Liam, you deserved it! congratulation. Very nice spotting!
Yasser
Congrats Liam! This snapshot has earned you another Spotting of the Day. Thanks for sharing so many great wildlife photos and so much of your bird knowledge. It has been great seeing your spottings from the West Coast too. We look forward to seeing many more :) "The Sanderling is a small wader. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering in South America, South Europe, Africa, and Australia." Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/posts/399094910146320 Twitter: http://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/240974456607080448
Liam
Oh yes, Karen. He's enjoying that scratch. ;)
KarenL
Looks like he has found the 'spot'!
Liam
Thank you. I love Sanderlings! They're so funny.
MeKay
Great pics! I love watching these guys run the shore! So relaxing!

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo

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PublishedNovember 25, 2011

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