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Taxonomy: Order Charadriiformes >> Family Scolopacidae >> Genus Calidris

Dunlin (Unique ID: 668)
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Species: Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Location: Fort De Soto Park, Florida, United States
Age: adult     Plumage: alternate/breeding     Activity: walking/running
Sex: ---     Visibility: full body     Quantity: single
Photographer: Judd Patterson     Date: May 28, 2006
Equipment: Canon EOS 30D and Canon 300mm f/4L IS     Megapixels: 8.2

Notes: The Dunlin is a small sandpiper that is less than 9 inches long and just over 2 ounces in weight. Remarkably, many individuals migrate several thousand miles between their wintering grounds and their arctic breeding grounds. The endurance and determination of such a tiny bird will never cease to amaze me.


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