A stop this morning at Veterans Park along the lakefront in Milwaukee provided some nice views of 2 Pectoral Sandpipers. These birds were in a wet grassy area in the park. They rested some and fed too. I did not hang around long as probably have come along way so far in their migration south and needed to take a break and do some feeding. I hot humid morning, with full sun, low winds. Thanks to Mike W for the text on these birds when I was on my way into town this morning. Images were taken on September 4, 2018.
Pectoral Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Binomial name: Calidris melanotos
Category: Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies
Size: 8.75” long, 18” wing span
Weight: 2.6 Oz.
Note: Some breed in the boggy tundra of northeast Asia, and some in a range from Alaska to central Canada.
Pectoral Sandpiper, the two…
Walking through the grass, probing into the ground and getting things to eat…
In search of food…
Something here…
Food…
The close up…
Aware…
Moving about the area…
Such a beautiful bird…
Thanks so much for sharing. Loved these pics as well as the wonderful Blue Heron pair. What an amazing display they out on!