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Least Sandpiper flock landing in the fog
Stanley Jones

Least Sandpiper flock landing in the fog (Calidris minutilla)

Least Sandpipers (Calidris minutilla) landing in the fog.
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Habitat
Sewage ponds adjacent to the Colorado River next to the river is a riparian hackberry/elm woods and elsewhere the ponds are surrounded by open fields at 134 m (440 ft) elevation.
Location
Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
Date taken
February 2023
Scientific name
Calidris minutilla
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: Mohamad Kamrani and peterday
jbpixels
Like a painting. Very creative composition with beautiful colours and lighting.
 
bievreJJ
a marvelous sight and I can imagine their calls accompanying the flock, a wonderful photo, Stanley, love it, many tfs!!
 
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Opus Editor
Reminds me of one of these 19th century Realistic paintings of nature indeed. Great job capturing these sandpipers flying over the yellowish stubble, greyish mud and pale water--all three harmoniously concolourous with the birds' plumage.
 
dak
Well done Stanley! I love flock captures, especially peeps.
 
Mohamad Kamrani
Wonderful group shot Stanley, many tfs mf
mo
P.S :The place you have taken this shot (Texas) is a wonderful state of beautiful USA , you remind me Texas A&M university branch at Kingsville , where I studied agricultural machanization and got MS degree 😍😍
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
375
Comment count
10

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/4
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
500
Filename
Least Sandpiper flock in fog, Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory.jpg
File size
103.3 KB
Date taken
Sat, 25 February 2023 10:13 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 372px

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