sanderling

tags: Sanderling, Calidris alba, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Sanderling, Calidris alba, photographed at Galveston, East Beach, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Joseph Kennedy, 19 May 2009 [larger view]. Nikon D200 ,Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/750s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Review all mystery birds to date.
tags: birds, Sanderling, Calidris alba, ornithology, Image of the Day Sanderling, Calidris alba, from the east coast of the Yucatan. These little suckers are quick! Image: Kevin Sharp. [larger size].