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another juvie
another juvie

Juvenile
Baird's Sandpiper BASA (Calidris bairdii)

This was my FOY

mouth of Reay Creek
outflow

Bazan Bay
waterfront beach south of
Sidney
North Saanich, BC

This single bird was associating with a mixed Western & Least
Sandpiper flock.

my First of Year for species 2018
I haven't been out as much as last year...so was nice to have some quality time with species.
Initially ID.d as a flyby along beachline with confirmation by vocalization- perhaps it was initially flying in to location (arriving with a single peep)
Then i spent 20 min of cat & mouse views - until mixed flock flew to creek mouth.


DSCN7762

Field Mark Cues ^i^
Scaled back
Black legs,
long primary feathers enhance a horizontally stretched look (even when primary extension past the tail is not apparent in pose angle,such as in this shot)
buffy wash to upper breast

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Taken on: August 12, 2018
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Camera: NIKON COOLPIX P900, f/6.3, 1/500 sec, 321mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture: f/6.3
Exposure Time: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length: 321mm
ISO: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Program AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Color Space: sRGB
Software: COOLPIX P900 V1.3
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