Dunlin – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

A Dunlin running along the shore of the Gulf

By Mia McPherson|February 1st, 2016|Categories: Birds, Dunlins, Florida, Honeymoon Island State Park, Pinellas County|Tags: breeding plumage, Calidris alpina, Dunlin, foam, Gulf of Mexico, running, sandpipers, shorebirds, surf, waves|

This Dunlin was just about finished molting into its breeding plumage and would have soon been on its way to the Arctic and sub-Arctic tundra to breed and raise its young.

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A bathing Dunlin at Fort De Soto County Park

By Mia McPherson|August 22nd, 2015|Categories: Birds, Dunlins, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: bathing, bird photography, birds, Calidris alpina, Dunlin, Low angle, shorebird, shorebirds, tidal lagoon|

This is a simple image of a bathing Dunlin from May of 2009 taken at Fort De Soto County Park that brings back wonderful memories for me.

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The Dunlin gets the worm

By Mia McPherson|August 17th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Dunlins, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, afternoon, autumn, Calidris alpina, coastal, droplets, Dunlin, dunlins, fall, nonbreeding plumage, prey, sea worm, shorebirds, tidal lagoon, Tubeworm, water, worm|

I wanted to post a shorebird today that I haven't posted in a while so I picked this image where the late afternoon Dunlin gets the worm

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Dunlins

By Mia McPherson|May 9th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Dunlins, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, breeding plumage, Calidris alpina, coastal, Dunlin, dunlins, Gulf of Mexico, lagoon, nonbreeding plumage, Old Red Back, Red-backed Sandpiper, shorebirds, water|

Dunlins are small shorebirds that are found in North America which exhibit remarkable differences between their breeding and nonbreeding plumages.

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Birds, Beasts and Bits About Me – My 500th Blog Post

By Mia McPherson|October 4th, 2012|Categories: Bald Eagles, Birds, Burrowing Owls, Coyotes, Dunlins, Florida, Laughing Gulls, Little Blue Herons, Loggerhead Shrikes, Pronghorn, Reddish Egrets, Roseate Spoonbills, Sanderlings, Utah|Tags: bird photography, bird watching, birding, birds, Coyote, Dunlin, Florida, Laughing Gull, Little Blue Heron, Loggerhead Shrike, Northern Harrier, Pronghorn, Pronghorn Antelope, Red-winged Blackbird, Reddish Egret, Roseate Spoonbill, Sanderling, white morph|

Wow, this is my 500th blog post and it has been great fun to share my images and the stories behind them. I thought I'd share a few images and bits about my thoughts on photography.

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Dunlins in breeding and nonbreeding plumage

By Mia McPherson|August 16th, 2012|Categories: Dunlins, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, breeding plumage, Calidris alpina, coast, coastal, Dunlin, Gulf Coast, lagoon, mudflats, nonbreeding plumage, preening, sandpipers, shore, shorebirds, shoreline, water, winter|

Dunlins exhibit a vast difference between nonbreeding and breeding plumage, so different that a novice birder might mistakenly believe that they were two different species.

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