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Semipalmated Sandpiper Among the Algae

A semipalmated sandpiper forages on a Maine beach during fall migration. These small shorebirds stop in Maine on their journey from the Arctic to South America and fatten up on an assortment of invertebrates.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Copyright: © Loren Merrill