Title

Stilt Sandpiper

Caption

Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) adult, breeding plumage, feeding in shallow lagoon, Gulf Coast, Texas (U.) S. A

Date

Apr 11, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Bill Coster

Reference

BRK22G22_016

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (761,6Kb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3544 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aves Bird Birds Calidris Calidris himantopus Charadriiformes Laguna Lagune No People North America Sandpiper Sandpipers Scolopacidae Shallow water area Stilt sandpiper Texas Typical wader Typical waders US-American adult adult animal adult animals alternate plumage animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal feed animal feeds animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour bird photography body of water breeding dress breeding plumage breeding season breeding time deserted eat empty fauna feed feeding feeding ground feeding grounds feeding site feedings forage foraging habitat ingestion lagoon lagoons mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat no one nobody nuptial plumage out outdoor outdoors outside rutting season search for food searching for food shallow shallow water shallow waters social behavior social behaviour social behaviours uninhabited wetland wetlands wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography America American Texan US-America USA United States United States of America flat shorebird wader wading bird wading birds water waters