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Dummy me... Here I was thinking this was a Western Sandpiper but I thought something was amiss. I noticed that this bird didn't have quite the rust color of the Western. In a conversation with a fellow photographer about this bird I realized I had it wrong. This is a Least Sandpiper, smallest of the peeps, and the yellow legs are one clue to the species of this bird.
So, a new bird for me! Part of the difference was in behavior. This bird was not and did not fly with the larger flock of Western Sandpipers from what I saw. It and a few others kept to themselves. I had to go back to my Western Sandpiper photos to make sure I didn't miss identify any of them.
Taken 9 May 2021 at Homer, Alaska.
I was at the riparian preserve yesterday and there were a few photographers standing around (all socially distanced, of course) and one guy points to theses little shore birds and asks what they are. I said, "those are least sandpipers". There was a long pause and then the guy asks, "So what's the advantage of leasing a sandpiper vs. buying one? 😂" Funny guy
While working on a presentation, I stumbled across an image that was marginal at the time but fares somewhat better with the aid of DXO Pure RAW. A male Least Bittern looks on as its mate takes care of business in late light on Horsepen Bayou.
We were thrilled to spend a little quality time with this cute Least Grebe during a recent visit to Estero Llano Grande State Park. It was one of our first birds of the morning and the lighting couldn’t have been nicer.
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Tachybaptus dominicus
Least Sandpiper foraging at the Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor, New Jersey
Many shorebirds have returned to the tidal mudflats to feed up before the next stage of their migration
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Least Sandpiper, juvenile
Calidris minutilla
Just one of a few dozen seen foraging in a very shallow mudflat at the mouth of a local river. Apparently migrating south already.
Grand Traverse County, Michigan
I was able to get this image of the 3rd smallest Heron worldwide at the Whittier Narrows Regional Park (Legg Lake) many years ago as an Nikonian. Seen since, but not this close!
A Least Chipmunk (Eutamius minimus) feasts on a green leaf in Yellowstone National Park in the state of Wyoming, U.S.A.
19 October, 2011.
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A Least Chipmunk (Eutamias minimus borealis) munching on a tasty morsel from a prominent rocky perch in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
5 September, 2011.
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This Least Bittern was recently photographed here in South Florida at Wakodahatchee Wetlands. The background is blurred by the movement of the bird as I panned with the little guy, attempting to keep him in the center of my viewfinder as I moved with him. (Ixobrychus exilis) (Sony a1, 200-600 lens @600mm, f/6.3, 1/3200 second, ISO 640)
A Least Chipmunk (Eutamias minimus) scurries on an exposed rock surface to its next hiding spot on the rocky mountain slopes in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
5 September, 2011.
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In Explore : May 19, 2023.
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Cool Facts: The Least Grebe sunbathes by facing away from the sun, closing its wings and tipping them upward on the back. It raises feathers of the rear parts, as well as those on the back of the head. The skin underneath these raised feathers has black pigment, believed to help absorb solar radiation.
The Least Grebe can hide underwater with only its bill showing above the surface.
Same male Least Bittern from yesterday's post, still trailing spider web, headed my direction. It was actually being chased by a second bittern and perhaps thought I was the lesser threat if it even noticed me at all. On Horsepen Bayou.
Sequoia National Park, California.
We were hoping for bears in SNP, but we only saw one and the one shot I took wasn't worth a hoot. So I set my sights on some smaller game and got some nice marmot shots and this one of a charming little chipmunk.
This is a male Least Bittern who luckily gave a "I'm leaving" look just before takeoff. (Ixobrychus exilis)