Photo 53321838, (c) Kala Murphy King, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Kala Murphy King

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Associated observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)

Observer

kalamurphyking

Date

July 24, 2018 10:24 AM CDT

Description

White Rock lake, spillway
Photo 1:
Western in the Middle With 2 Leasts
I pulled the zoom back to get this comparison shot. The western is in the middle with a least sandpiper on each side. The western has dark legs & feet while least have light yellow legs & feet. The western is larger with a much bigger head.
Photo 2:
Comparison Shot
One final shot of a western and a least sandpiper. You could clearly see the difference in leg color, head size and overall size.

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