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  1. Least Sandpiper

    Least Sandpiper

    Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
  2. Least Sandpiper (adult non-breeding)

    Least Sandpiper (adult non-breeding)

    Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) Adult, non-breeding plumage.
  3. Least Sandpiper (1st yr bird)

    Least Sandpiper (1st yr bird)

    Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 1st yr bird.
  4. Comparison: Semipalmated and Least Sandpiper

    Comparison: Semipalmated and Least Sandpiper

    Juvenile Semipalmated and Least Sandpiper, side by side for comparison purposes. The difference in leg colour is diagnostic, though sometimes it's difficult to see. Other clues include the warm brown colour of the Least versus the pale greyish brown of the Semipalmated, and the white throat and...
  5. Least Sandpiper

    Least Sandpiper

    Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
  6. Least Sandpiper

    Least Sandpiper

    Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla).
  7. Least Sandpipers

    Least Sandpipers

    Least Sandpipers (Calidris minutilla). Transitioning from breeding plumage to non-breeding plumage.
  8. Least Sandpipers

    Least Sandpipers

    Least Sandpipers (Calidris minutilla) with a couple of Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri). I saw the Westerns on the ground before the flock flew.
  9. Least Sandpiper (1st year bird)

    Least Sandpiper (1st year bird)

    Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 1st year bird.
  10. Least Grebe

    Least Grebe

  11. Least Bittern Chick

    Least Bittern Chick

    Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis subsp. exilis) Chick.
  12. Least Bittern and Chick

    Least Bittern and Chick

    Least Bittern with feeding chick (Ixobrychus exilis subsp. exilis).
  13. Least Sandpipers

    Least Sandpipers

    Buddyin' up on the jetty.
  14. That's a Stretch!

    That's a Stretch!

    Least Bittern showing full neck stretch at Lindo Lake, Lakeside, CA, 10-21-10, Canon EOS 7D 400/f5.6L. http"//www.picturetrail.com/marysan
  15. Least Sandpiper

    Least Sandpiper

    Taken around 7:30 he just happened to land near me and I was more than happy to take his picture.
  16. Least Sandpiper

    Least Sandpiper

    This little Least Sandpiper was wading around in the mud.
  17. Least Bittern

    Least Bittern

  18. Least Tern

    Least Tern

    Taken in Cuba
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