Sanderling Touchdown... [read] - a photo on Flickriver

            These tiny birds have such huge personalities. I love watching them as they scurry back and forth, staying just at the water's edge, probing for the aquatic invertebrates revealed by the waves. 

Although considered common, their numbers are in steep decline as humans take over more and more of the coastlines necessary for their survivial.

This adult in breeding plumage is migrating from the High Arctic tundra where they nest. Non-breeders do not migrate, remaining in their wintering grounds saving their energy for when it is their turn.

Taken on: August 26, 2022

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