| Size comparison with Semi-palmated Sandpiper. The combination of yellow legs and bicolored bill narrows the possibility to Pectoral, Sharp-tailed, and Cox's Sandpiper. The bill is not particularly long, making this not a good fit for Cox's. The thick neck and the contrast between the eye stripe and the lower part of the face make Sharp-tailed a better fit than either Pectoral or Cox's Sandpiper. The tail appears very sharply pointed in this shot.
Photographed by Scott J. Spangenberg.
Location: South Beach Chatham, Massachusetts, USA
Photographed with Canon D60 with Canon 100-400mm IS lens. Copyright 2003, All Rights Reserved
Image 13 of 29, file: Img_2308.JPG in catalog STSA |
