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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) landing.
Habitat
Post Oak Savannah vegetation area. Open grass farm surrounded by agricultural fields at 74 m (243 ft) elevation.
Location
TriTex Grass Farm, northwest Bryan, Sims Lane Cut-Off, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
August 2024
Scientific name
Calidris subruficollis
Equipment used
Canon
wonderful stop action shot, Stanley, awesome details and great colors, one of the few North American waders I've never managed to see, it's a rare vagrant here, maybe one day ...; top notch, many tfs!!
 
Marvelous action capture, Stanley. Showing nicely that frontal view and feather details on this sandpiper.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
191
Comment count
7

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
500
Filename
Buff-breasted Sandpiper landing, TriTex Grass Farm, Bryan, Brazos County.jpg
File size
5.1 MB
Date taken
Sun, 04 August 2024 9:24 AM
Dimensions
1920px x 1397px

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