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Solitary Sandpiper Continues
August 28, 2026 - The Solitary Sandpiper often lingers for weeks at Sandy Cove, Halifax Regional Municipality. Laura and I used to see the...
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Spotted Sandpiper
August 28, 2026 - This Spotted Sandpiper was somewhat bland in colour but typical of late season plumage.
Spotted Sandpiper
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Solitary Sandpiper on a Rock Plus Other Views
August 28, 2026 - This Solitary Sandpiper posed on a rock which is a view not often seen.
Solitary Sandpiper
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Evangeline Beach Shorebird Migration
August 18, 2026 - Laura and I enjoy a couple of hours at Evangeline Beach, the Guzzle, last Sunday. The main beach was loaded up with walk...
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Greater Yellowlegs
August 16, 2026 - The Greater Yellowlegs is one of the few shorebirds to nest in Nova Scotia. It's common everywhere in Nova Scotia spring...
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Solitary Sandpiper
August 16, 2026 - I see the Solitary Sandpiper every year at Sandy Cove, Halifax Regional Municipality, although usually in September and...
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American Avocet
October 01, 2025 - The Avocet was easy to find exposted on the banks of the Salmon River near Truro. The sky was blue but the wind was howl...
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Solitary Sandpiper
September 06, 2025 - This photograph was taken at Elderkin Creek in terrible light, the ruination of all good potential photographs.
This sh...
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Shorebirds of Hurricane Erin
August 23, 2025 - During the surf of Hurricane Erin a flock of shorebirds foraged in a relatively protected beach. They were primarily Sem...
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Baird's Sandpiper
August 20, 2025 - The Baird's Sandpiper is less common then most of the other shorebirds. It also lingers longer into the fall. I've photo...
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Rainbow Haven Shorebirds
August 01, 2025 - My second shorebird venture was to the Rainbow Haven Salt Marsh. Alas early morning visits after the rising sun creates...
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A Time to Rest or a Time to Fly
October 31, 2024 - When I returned for my second visit to the resting area at the guzzle at the east end of Evangeline Beach the gathering...
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The Challenge of Counting Semipalmated Sandpipers
October 31, 2024 - A challenge always worth accepting is to estimate the size of a Semipalmated Sandpiper gathering. This bunch at the guzz...
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Evangeline Beach Shorebirds Part Three
October 31, 2024 - Semipalmated Sandpipers are amazing flyers. One of their major stopovers is at the head of the Bay of Fundy. A large clu...
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American Avocet, the last visit
September 25, 2024 - These are my last photos of the American Avocets. The pair are probably well on their way south now although surprises a...
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Baird's Sandpiper
September 25, 2024 - The Baird's Sandpiper, the shorebird on the right in these photos, was on a grassy islet with Short-billed Dowitchers an...
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Evangeline Beach Peeps Aerial Display 2024 Part Three
September 05, 2024 - .........................continuation of my series of photographs from Evangeline Beach, Nova Scotia.
Evangeline Beach...
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American Avocet and Friends
September 03, 2024 - I was on my way to Hartlen Point Beach when I stopped for a look-see at Rainbow Haven salt marsh but the tide was high s...
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Evangeline Beach Shorebirds Aerial Display 2024 Part Two
September 01, 2024 - Evangeline Beach Shorebirds Aerial Display 2024 Part Two
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Evangeline Beach Shorebirds Aerial Display 2024 Part One
August 25, 2024 - This is my first of several photographic essays on the amazing shorebirds of Evangeline Beach during their aerial displa...
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Lesser Yellowlegs
July 23, 2024 - Our shorebird migration comes in three phases. The first phase hosts among others the Lesser Yellowlegs. The second phas...
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Spotted Sandpiper
June 26, 2020 - The Spotted Sandpiper arrives early and leaves late. It breeds in most of Canada and the United States, a true continent...
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Ruddy Turnstone
June 17, 2020 - The Ruddy Turnstone is usually seen on its southward migration often with reduced flumage highlights. It is a tame bird...
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Least Sandpiper
May 31, 2020 - The Least Sandpiper is a denizen of the coastline often foraging among the kelp and weeds captured by the rocks. The pic...
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Greater Yellowlegs and Lesser Yellowlegs
May 30, 2020 - The Greater Yellowlegs and the Lesser Yellowlegs are similar in appearance. Although the Greater Yellowlegs usually has...
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Short-billed Dowitcher
May 12, 2020 - The bills of the Short-billed Dowitcher and Long-billed Dowitcher overlap and their plumage is almost identical so the o...
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Whimbrel
May 03, 2020 - The Whimbrel is an early arriving shore bird, although it is seldom on the shore. It seems to prefer to forage upland in...
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Pectoral Sandpiper
April 06, 2020 - The Pectoral Sandpiper is a common medium sized shorebird arriving early and leaving late. It is easy to identify by its...
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Piping Plover
April 01, 2020 - The Piping Plover is one of our earliest arriving shorebirds, usually appearing in late March and early April. Martiniqu...
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