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Sanderlings

Calidris alba

Description:

Medium-sized sandpiper with dark-spotted, rufous upperparts, breast and white underparts. Wings have conspicuous white stripes visible in flight. Bill, legs, and feet are black. Feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, isopods, worms, plants and insects. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.

Habitat:

Beach

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Liam
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Liam

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Nov 22, 2011
Submitted on Nov 29, 2011

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