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24-APR-2005 Tom Grey

Short-billed Dowitcher, spring breeding plumage

Palo Alto Baylands

The spotting on the side of the breast, and then the especially clear v-shaped rather than squared-off scapulars and wing coverts identify this bird as Short-billed; the white ground to the rear underparts is consistent with that. However, the upperpart pattern is bold (black/white/red) rather than muted (brown/buff), the latter being more characteristic of Short-billed.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
1/1000s f/7.1 at 700.0mm iso 400 with Flash, 1.4x extender full exif

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