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Rick Bowes | all galleries >> All galleries - photos 2012 and earlier >> Pictures taken on a trip or specific day(s) >> Shots taken on Duxbury Beach_Gurnet_Saquish August 2011 > Pectoral Sandpiper, Duxbury Beach, MA - Aug 20, 2011
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20-AUG-2011

Pectoral Sandpiper, Duxbury Beach, MA - Aug 20, 2011

When I first saw this bird I thought it was a chunky Least Sandpiper but it seemed too big - not just too fat! The shape didn't feel right nor the way it carried itself; and the bill seemed too substantial for the little Leasts I'd been seeing. I didn't have a good direct reference for size, and I clicked the previous shot before working to properly identify it. Subsequently I got a good look, sorted out the size (this was appreciably bigger than the nearby Least), and got a better look at the breast which has shows the abrupt end of the breast streaking as can be seen in this photo; these two lead me to the Pectoral.

Canon EOS 40D
1/640s f/10.0 at 400.0mm iso400 full exif

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