smallest sandpiper

Least Sandpiper at the lagoon’s edge

By Mia McPherson|August 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|August 4th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Least Sandpipers, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, beach, Calidris minutilla, coastal, coastal island, Gulf of Mexico, Least Sandpiper, peeps, sand, sandpiper, sandpipers, shore, shorebirds, smallest, smallest sandpiper, spring, 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.