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Spotted sandpiper  Actitis macularius,Geotagged,Spotted sandpiper,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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  1. Such a cutie! Posted 7 years ago
    1. You are robbing me the words: when I first saw it I thought “cutie pie!” :-D Posted 7 years ago
      1. This bird really was quite funny (and cute)... it ran *at* me furiously squeaking the whole time. Posted 7 years ago
        1. It may have had a nest nearby and was trying to drive you away from it ...LOL :-) Posted 7 years ago

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The spotted sandpiper is a small shorebird, 18–20 cm long. Together with its sister species, the Common Sandpiper they make up the genus "Actitis". They replace each other geographically; stray birds may settle down with breeders of the other species and hybridize.

Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Aug 3, 2018. Captured Aug 2, 2018 13:15 in Pacific Crest Trail, Naches, WA 98937, USA.
  • X-E2
  • f/8.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO200
  • 560mm