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Western sandpiper
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Western sandpiper (Calidris mauri)

Was part of a large number of semipalmated sandpipers and semipalmated plovers feeding on a low tide mud flat
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Habitat
East coast salt marsh mud flat during low tide
Location
Below the east end of the Powder Point Bridge, Duxbury, Massachusetts
Date taken
September 20, 2021
Scientific name
Calidris mauri
Equipment used
Nikon D810 with 80-400mm lens
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/400; f/20; ISO 1000
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Stanley Jones
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Great job finding these sandpipers among the semipalmated sandpipers and semipalmated plovers. Top-marks Mike!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
mikeshaw1
Date added
View count
312
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D810
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2500 second(s)
ISO
320
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Western sandpiper 2.jpg
File size
59 KB
Date taken
Mon, 20 September 2021 8:09 AM
Dimensions
218px x 142px

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