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Airedale1 Cream of the Crop  More info | Jan 09, 2014 18:55 | #1 Sony RX10 M4
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Jan 09, 2014 19:06 | #2 Some kind of Plover, I'd say, with that bill, but not sure which one. Possibly a young black-bellied plover. Gripped 7D, gripped, full-spectrum modfied T1i (500D), SX50HS, A2E film body, Tamzooka (150-600), Tamron 90mm/2.8 VC (ver 2), Tamron 18-270 VC, Canon FD 100 f/4.0 macro, Canon 24-105 f/4L,Canon EF 200 f/2.8LII, Canon 85 f/1.8, Tamron Adaptall 2 90mmf/2.5 Macro, Tokina 11-16, Canon EX-430 flash, Vivitar DF-383 flash, Astro-Tech AT6RC and Celestron NexStar 102 GT telescopes, various other semi-crappy manual lenses and stuff.
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Snydremark my very own Lightrules moment More info | Jan 09, 2014 19:14 | #3 Looks like a Sanderling, to me. - Eric S.: My Birds/Wildlife
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Jan 09, 2014 19:33 | #4 Snydremark wrote in post #16592438 Looks like a Sanderling, to me. On second look, I think Sanderling is correct; thanks. Gripped 7D, gripped, full-spectrum modfied T1i (500D), SX50HS, A2E film body, Tamzooka (150-600), Tamron 90mm/2.8 VC (ver 2), Tamron 18-270 VC, Canon FD 100 f/4.0 macro, Canon 24-105 f/4L,Canon EF 200 f/2.8LII, Canon 85 f/1.8, Tamron Adaptall 2 90mmf/2.5 Macro, Tokina 11-16, Canon EX-430 flash, Vivitar DF-383 flash, Astro-Tech AT6RC and Celestron NexStar 102 GT telescopes, various other semi-crappy manual lenses and stuff.
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Markmcc Member 185 posts Likes: 51 Joined Aug 2010 Location: Wherever our RV is parked More info | Jan 09, 2014 19:35 | #5 I agree that it is a Sanderling. Plover bills are much shorter and usually heavier. That is a sandpiper-type bill for sure. Sanderlings usually look pretty gray in the winter, but this could be the light.
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Jan 09, 2014 19:36 | #6 Markmcc wrote in post #16592471 I agree that it is a Sanderling. Plover bills are much shorter and usually heavier. That is a sandpiper-type bill for sure. Sanderlings usually look pretty gray in the winter, but this could be the light. Yeah, the color is what threw me at first. I couldn't find anything with that dark of legs and that color plumage in my Sibley's. Gripped 7D, gripped, full-spectrum modfied T1i (500D), SX50HS, A2E film body, Tamzooka (150-600), Tamron 90mm/2.8 VC (ver 2), Tamron 18-270 VC, Canon FD 100 f/4.0 macro, Canon 24-105 f/4L,Canon EF 200 f/2.8LII, Canon 85 f/1.8, Tamron Adaptall 2 90mmf/2.5 Macro, Tokina 11-16, Canon EX-430 flash, Vivitar DF-383 flash, Astro-Tech AT6RC and Celestron NexStar 102 GT telescopes, various other semi-crappy manual lenses and stuff.
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Jan 09, 2014 20:22 | #7 He's a sanderling, and a plump one at that! 70D, 7D Mark II
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Thank you one and all, much appreciated. Sony RX10 M4
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Jan 10, 2014 08:35 | #9 Paul, look for the absence of a hind toe for a good marker with these little birds. Steve
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