White-rumped Sandpiper - Natasza Fontaine
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Location

Pal Rivers Road impoundments, Apalachicola, Florida, US (29.717, -85.021)
Franklin, Florida, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 29.7165482, -85.0212834
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Tags
Habitat

Observation details

Exact count, seen simultaneously. All-white rump seen on 5 of the 6, as they are being super aggressive and doing more fighting than foraging. Primaries extend beyond tail and cross. Pale base to mandible seen on several of the individuals. Varying levels of streaking along the flanks. Four are transitioning to breeding plumage and two were in non-breeding plumage. Black legs. Taller amd longer than Semipalmated Sandpiper.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D610
ISO
2500
Focal length
300 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/4000 sec
Dimensions
1235 pixels x 721 pixels
Original file size
161.67 KB