Dunlin On the Run

Pictures are sometimes deceiving. When reading guide books for identification, we can sometimes be led astray by the information given: sizes, colors, length of head, length of bill. Birds sometimes change their shape, stretching, running, or stooping for example. Ages, time of year, and sexes also influence greatly a birds color, size and demeanor.

 

Here are pictures of two Dunlins (see previous post, or in the first comment below.) Though they look somewhat different, both share the same characteristics: smallish head and neck, black legs and bills, a bill that droops at the end.

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