Birds of the Massachusetts Coast

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"Early Light" -- Photographed in August 2005 shortly after dawn at Allens Pond, this juvenile Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) is perhaps six to eight weeks old. Although as big as an adult (ca. 6 inches long), he (or she) is still nearly the smallest bird in this show. Its plumage is crisper and more brightly colored than an adult’s but otherwise quite similar. Its greenish-yellow legs distinguish it from the two other small sandpiper species, Semi-palmated and Western, which both have very dark legs.
Copyright © 2005 John Van de Graaff

"Early Light" -- Photographed in August 2005 shortly after dawn at Allens Pond, this juvenile Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) is perhaps six to eight weeks old. Although as big as an adult (ca. 6 inches long), he (or she) is still nearly the smallest bird in this show. Its plumage is crisper and more brightly colored than an adult’s but otherwise quite similar. Its greenish-yellow legs distinguish it from the two other small sandpiper species, Semi-palmated and Western, which both have very dark legs.

Bird Photographs by John Van de Graaff