Fluidr / Dah Professor's "Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper" set

A Sony Alpha 7R Mark IV — 1/250s ƒ/11 ISO 50 at 100 mm

N 4 B 302 C 1 E Jan 8, 2023 F Feb 20, 2023

G United States > Florida > Brevard > Titusville >

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Actually the Saint John River where
160 Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla megalopterus)
32 Double-crested Cormorants
2 Ring-billed Gulls
1 Caspian Tern
1 Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
were sitting on and swimming around an abandoned dock on the Saint John, Titusville, Florida

A 14 shot, 100 mm (vertically held) composite image,
where I refocused between captures to keep everything in focus (from the bottom of the stairs to the end of the dock).

And since you can't see the final image in the viewfinder, you have to have a bit of experience, and a good imagination to "see" the possibilities.

Tags: KH0831 Florida Nature Bird Sandpiper Wader Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Calidris minutilla Calidris minutilla Erolia Gull Laridae Leucophaeus atricilla Leucophaeus atricilla Larus Leucophaeus atricilla megalopterus

The Table is Set

A Canon EOS 5DS R — 1/400s ƒ/4.5 ISO 800 at 600 mm

N 5 B 414 C 0 E Dec 18, 2019 F Dec 22, 2019

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Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) - The beach at East Gator Creek Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida

Hmmm . . .
Least Sandpiper, "least" views.

Tags: KH0831 Florida Nature Bird Sandpiper Wader Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Calidris minutilla Calidris minutilla Erolia

Least Sandpiper

A Canon EOS 7D — 1/100s ƒ/7.1 ISO 400 at 600 mm

N 3 B 436 C 2 E Jan 26, 2015 F Mar 9, 2015

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Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) - South-end slew, Estero Island, Fort Myers Beach, Florida

Tags: KH0831 Florida Nature Bird Sandpiper Wader Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Calidris minutilla Calidris minutilla Erolia

The Least Log

A Canon EOS 7D — 1/640s ƒ/5.6 ISO 100 at 600 mm

N 4 B 677 C 2 E Mar 21, 2014 F Mar 21, 2014

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Least Sandpipers (Calidris minutilla) on barnacle covered log - Indian River, Titusville, Florida

Eighteen shot composite
I used Adobe's PhotoMerge to stitch together 18 captures made with a long tele.
If this were printed 18 inches high at 300 DPI the 40,000 pixel length of this image would produce a print over 10 feet in length with roughly life size sandpipers.

Tags: KH0831 Florida Nature Bird Sandpiper Wader Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Calidris minutilla Calidris minutilla Erolia

Peep Show

A Canon EOS 7D — 1/1000s ƒ/5.6 ISO 400 at 600 mm

N 4 B 934 C 6 E Mar 7, 2014 F Mar 8, 2014

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Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) - West Gator Creek Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida

These guys are indeed tiny, and as a size reference I left the reflection of a nearby Dunlin in the crop in the comment section.
West Gator Creek road is the loop road off the kiosk parking area after you cross the Causeway onto the island,
but be sure you have good ground clearance and/or are prepared to drive around the large potholes
if you decide to venture out onto the "Gator" loop complex.
The complex is accessible to the public via West Gator Creek Rd, Gator Rd, East Gator Creek Rd, and Peacock Pocket Rd.
(FYI - note that the Peacock Pocket Rd connection is closed during hunting season).

Tags: KH0831 Florida Nature Bird Sandpiper Wader Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Calidris minutilla Calidris minutilla Erolia