Semipalmated Sandpiper two interacting
Semipalmated Sandpiper has a Conservation Status under the IUCN of Near Threatened www.iucnredlist.org/species/22693373/93400702
Even among the smallest birds, there can be territorial interactions between members of a species. In this instance, it was Semipalmated Sandpiper — average weight 25 grams (less than an ounce). These two individuals were feeding on a small mudflat at Tyrell Lake in southern Alberta, Canada, en route to breeding much further north. Such a long migration requires sufficient fuel, over which there can be competition.
Semipalmated Sandpiper two interacting
Semipalmated Sandpiper has a Conservation Status under the IUCN of Near Threatened www.iucnredlist.org/species/22693373/93400702
Even among the smallest birds, there can be territorial interactions between members of a species. In this instance, it was Semipalmated Sandpiper — average weight 25 grams (less than an ounce). These two individuals were feeding on a small mudflat at Tyrell Lake in southern Alberta, Canada, en route to breeding much further north. Such a long migration requires sufficient fuel, over which there can be competition.