Identifying sandpipers is hard. Are those legs black or are they covered in mud? Would you say this bill is more refined than that bill? Would you call this feather pattern scaly? These are the questions those of us born to love shorebirds are constantly asking - except for those people who get it instantly, but let's not talk about them. In this case I had to study this Baird's Sandpiper's hind quarters to determine if his wing feathers were longer than his tail feathers.



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