dunlins

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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