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24-JUL-2005 Tom Grey

Least Sandpiper, breeding plumage Fall

Edwards NWR, Alviso

These little guys go around most of the time hunched over in the posture that reminds bird-watchers of a mouse. This one stood tall -- not just in this picture, but the whole time I watched it. I at first thought "maybe a Pectoral Sandpiper" when I saw the bird, as it looked so much bigger than the other LESAs. But that was just the effect of the unusual posture.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
1/1250s f/7.1 at 700.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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