The last shorebird (for now) in this series is the Upland Sandpiper. A rather elegant bird with a long neck, small head, and large eyes, it prefers grassy fields to traditional shorebird wetlands, and is often seen on fence posts in its breeding territory. I found this one at Chaplin Lake, one lake over from Reed, where I photographed all the other sandpipers in this set.
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I've seen a few Upland Sandpipers this summer, but this was the first close photo op with a good, unobtrusive background. It didn't fly off immediately when I pulled up in my car, and called several times from its fence post perch along a back road near Val Marie, Saskatchewan.
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