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Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
(L 6.5" WS 14" Wt 0.91 oz)
Summers in west Alaska...winters
along coastal areas in south U.S.
along coastal areas in south U.S.
Wetlands north
of Kirby Park
of Kirby Park
20Dec2012
All my life I have lived and behaved very
much like the sandpiper - just running
down the edges of different countries
and continents, 'looking for something'.
much like the sandpiper - just running
down the edges of different countries
and continents, 'looking for something'.
(Elizabeth Bishop)
Calidris in Greek is a gray-colored
waterbird mentioned by Aristotle;
alba is Latin for white.
waterbird mentioned by Aristotle;
alba is Latin for white.
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