Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima

f6.7 @ 1/1000s, ISO:2000, Nikon D3S w 500mm and 1.7X tele-extender


\"Purple Sandpiper,\" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Purple Sandpiper is a small shorebird.Adults have short yellow legs and a medium thin dark bill with a yellow base. The body is dark on top with a slight purplish gloss and mainly white underneath. The breast is smeared with grey and the rump is black. They measure 20–22 cm (7.9–8.7 in) in length and 42–46 cm (17–18 in) across the wings, and weight is from 50–105 g (1.8–3.7 oz).
Falmouth, Massachusetts
 
02/01/2014