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Common sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos  Actitis hypoleucos,Animalia,Aves,Charadriiformes,Chordata,Common sandpiper,Europe,Geotagged,Klaipeda apskritis,Lithuania,Nemunas Delta,Scolopacidae,Shorebird,Summer,Wader,Wildlife Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

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  1. Really loving these low angle shots. Posted 2 years ago
    1. Thanks, Ferdy. I took part in a floating hide photography workshop in Lithuania. It was an amazing experience. Posted 2 years ago
      1. It shows! Posted 2 years ago
  2. Lovely, it is as if is hiding under the leaf! Posted 2 years ago

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The Common Sandpiper is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species, the Spotted Sandpiper, make up the genus "Actitis". They are parapatric and replace each other geographically; stray birds of either species may settle down with breeders of the other and hybridize.

Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Aug 24, 2023. Captured Jul 24, 2023 07:29 in 86XW+C6 Ventė, Šilutės rajono savivaldybė, Lithuania.
  • OM-1
  • f/5.6
  • 1/2000s
  • ISO1000
  • 500mm