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Stanley Jones

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) wading in water after heavy rains.
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Habitat
Post Oak Savannah vegetation area. Open grass farm surrounded by agricultural fields at 74 m (243 ft) elevation.
Location
TriTex Grass Farm, northwest Bryan, Sims Lane Cut-Off, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
April 2024
Scientific name
Calidris melanotos
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: Alexander Stöhr, Ozprey1, Dabs and 3 others
bievreJJ
a beautiful wader and a marvelous photo with superb details, a great setting and beautiful reflections, Stanley, top notch, many tfs!!
 
jbpixels
Sounds like this cutie has gained new habitat. A wonderful picture of this beautiful wading bird.
 
delia todd
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LOL he's got the look of "what's all the fuss about" .... but he really is looking grand, isn't he.

A wonderful picture you've taken of him Stanley, with some super feather detail too. Thanks lad.
 
Dabs
One of my favourites, this classy sandpiper, Stanley.

Fabulous shot!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
137
Comment count
10

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
400
Filename
Pectoral Sandpiper (posing), TriTex Grass Farm, nw of Bryan, Brazos County.jpg
File size
4.1 MB
Date taken
Mon, 29 April 2024 11:47 AM
Dimensions
1920px x 1725px

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