20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
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 |