probable male – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Adult Spotted Sandpiper – Small In The Frame

By Mia McPherson|February 7th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Spotted Sandpipers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: Actitis macularia, adult, branch, branches, creek, fall colors, late summer, male, perched, polyandry, probable male, sandpiper, sandpipers, shorebirds, Spotted Sandpiper, summer|

I don't often see Spotted Sandpipers perched in trees so I was enchanted when this one landed on the bare branches that hung over a slow flowing creek.