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Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) Town Lake at Fireman’s Park, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. South Texas Plains vegetation area, urban setting, open manicured city park with a small man made pond at 37 m (121 ft) elevation. April 2023
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) Adult, breeding plumage. Conspicuous white wing stripe showing in flight while the Solitary Sandpiper has all dark upper wings in flight. Boliver Flats Shorebird Sanctuary, Bolivar Peninsula, Galveston County, Texas, USA. Beach, mud flats, and coastal marsh...
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) Sexes similar, nonbreeding adult. On a rock in Ro Tigre. Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. About 1 km east of the town Dos Brazos de Rio Tigre. Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 130 m (427 ft) elevation.
I was able to capture two more Spotted Sandpipers at my favorite lake on Monday. These were still in their winter coats. I still can't get over how small they are and how tame. There were people all around these and they just went on about their business of feeding.
Got this image at my favorite lake. Only my second capture of this bird. I also was able to get one this past fall. This bird is small, only as big as a European Starling, about 8" inches long. Had a hard time getting an image large enough to post.
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) One subspecies has been described ravus but is considered to be invalid. Sexes similar. Photographed along the margin of Red Fish Bay, Port Mansfield, Williacy County, Texas, USA.
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) One subspecies has been described ravus but is considered to be invalid. This Guanacaste Pointer is sporting winter plumage and has proven itself in local field trials but has yet to be selected best in breed in confirmation at the Westminister dog show...
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) Adult breeding plumage. Photographed in Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio in Quepos, Province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Tidal inlet in a mangrove swamp adjacent to a lowland rainforest. Sea level. Sexes similar.
Most of the pictures of the spotted sandpiper I took were in the rack line on the beach so you couldn't really enjoy the coloring. I did manage to get this shot with a water background making the bird standout. Hope you enjoy it.
Curry Hammock State Park, Florida (Middle Keys)