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Least Sandpiper Not too much going on at the Nisqually estuary today, but I've found a good place to put on the return to list. In winter it may be possible to see a number of different migrating ducks, loons and raptors. Calidris minutilla,Geotagged,Least sandpiper,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Least Sandpiper

Not too much going on at the Nisqually estuary today, but I've found a good place to put on the return to list. In winter it may be possible to see a number of different migrating ducks, loons and raptors.

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The Least sandpiper

The least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) is the smallest shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-colored waterside birds.

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Sep 5, 2014. Captured Sep 4, 2014 13:44 in Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail, DuPont, WA 98327, USA.
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  • X-E1
  • f/8.0
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO400
  • 200mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.