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Least peep
Doc Duck

Least peep (Calidris minutilla)

Once the tide was out far enough to expose a bit of mudflat, the peeps spread out along the shore and went to work foraging. I just sat on a grassy shelf above the shore and waited while a handful of them worked their way closer and closer.
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Habitat
bay mudflat
Location
Hayward Shoreline Regional Park, CA
Date taken
23 Sept 2017
Scientific name
Calidris minutilla
Equipment used
D90 100-400
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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Aren't they cute Ann and I love the setting with the frothy water too.

An overall very nice picture this one lassie.
 
Stanley Jones
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At least one of them make it easy for ID with those yellow legs (lol). Excellent close-up Doc!
 

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