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Least Sandpiper at the lagoon’s edge

By Mia McPherson|2023-08-20T03:50:08-05:00August 19th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Least Sandpipers, Pinellas County|Tags: bird photography, Calidris minutilla, foraging, lagoon, Least Sandpiper, sandpipers, shorebirds, smallest sandpiper, tidal lagoon|

I came across this diminutive Least Sandpiper while photographing Greater Yellowlegs at a tidal lagoon at Fort De Soto's north beach in the fall of 2008.

Least Sandpiper – The World’s Smallest Shorebird

By Mia McPherson|2022-05-01T13:08:03-05:00August 4th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Least Sandpipers, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, beach, Calidris minutilla, Least Sandpiper, peeps, sand, sandpiper, sandpipers, shore, shorebirds, smallest, smallest sandpiper, tiny|

Least Sandpipers (Calidris minutilla) are the world's smallest shorebird, weighing in at a mere 0.7 ounces (20 g), a length of 6 inches and a wingspan of 13 inches.