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These Sanderling birds were lined up at water’s edge. Sanderling (Calidris alba, syn. Crocethia alba or Erolia alba) per en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanderling is a small wader. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, South Europe, Africa, and Australia. It is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches. It is somewhat unlike other sandpipers in appearance, which has led to the suggestion that it should be placed into a monotypic genus Crocethia. A more recent review (Thomas et al., 2004) indicates, however, that the sanderling is a fairly typical "stint" or small sandpiper and should be separated from the large knots with its closest relatives in a distinct genus. Birds on Morro Strand State Beach, near the Campground tidal lagoons, a few blocks north of Azure Street, Morro Bay, CA 18 Nov. 2012.

Photo © 2012 “Mike” Michael L. Baird, mike {at] mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com, Canon 5D Mark III, with Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens, with Canon EF 2X II Extender Telephoto Accessory, with circular polarizer, monopod, IS, RAW. Aperture Priority wide-open at f/5.6, ISO 400. See EXIF for detailed settings. GPS geotags are realtime from an on-camera Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver.

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Author Mike Baird from Morro Bay, USA
Camera location35° 23′ 39.34″ N, 120° 52′ 01.55″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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