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Calidris himantopus
Thank you Liam. I did delete the second photo and make a new post.
Spotted on Sep 10, 2012
Submitted on Oct 7, 2012
3 Comments
Yes, most shorebirds have the ability to do that. It's called rhynchokinesis. Now that you pointed that out, I see there's more to the bill than I had previously seen. Looks like a Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus.
Maybe a lightened version of number 2 might help, but it looks like a different individual. Might be Pectoral or Baird's Sandpiper.
They are already pretty cropped - sorry. I thought maybe Pectoral, too.
Did you see how its beak is open in the first photo. Does every Sandpiper do that?
Do you have a closer crop? I'm thinking Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos.