Common Sandpiper
“Sister” to the American Spotted
Sandpiper....breeds in Europe and
Asia...winters in Africa and Australia.
Actitis hypoleucos
(L 7.5" WS 12.6-13.8")
Nairobi National Park
18Oct2014
It’s impossible to explain creativity.
It’s like asking a bird, ’How do you
fly?’ You just do.
(Eric Jerome Dickey)
Actitis in Greek means coast
dweller; hypoleucos in
greek means beneath white.
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