Surfbird (Calidris virgata)

Reserva de Paracas, Ica, Peru. Mar 21, 2022

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Thibaud Aronson

Lion

That lovely wader had eluded me for a while, and I knew Paracas was my best shot to see one. After a fruitless morning of searching, I finally found a couple, hanging out with some turnstones on a fishing boat. They were very distant, and I almost payed a fisherman to just ferry out me out in order to get closer. Instead I wandered around the bay a bit more and eventually found several that were significantly closer, foraging on some rocks behind a cluster of crowded touristy restaurants. I hopped from rock to rock in order to get a bit closer and then just sat down to wait. Over the course of an hour, I was able to watch them, along with several other wader species, foraging along the rocks and playing a game of tag with the waves. My luck payed off as they got closer, completely unperturbed by my presence and eventually spent a while foraging on the rock right in front of me, maybe 3 meters away, allowing me to take better shots than I could have dreamed of! Posted 3 years ago
1. Ernst
  
  Lion
  
  Patience pays off. Great image Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks Ernst. Posted 3 years ago

Patomarazul

Lion

Nice! I was there in 1996! lots of nice birds and guano ;-) Posted 3 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  Hasn't changed in that respect! Posted 3 years ago

The Surfbird

The surfbird (Calidris virgata) is a small stocky wader in the family Scolopacidae. It was once considered to be allied to the turnstones, and placed in the monotypic genus Aphriza, but is now placed in the genus Calidris.

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies

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Uploaded May 22, 2022. Captured Mar 21, 2022 14:54 in 4M2P+5W Paracas, Peru.

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