CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Calidris himantopus  

Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
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© Vik Dunis 2011
Werribee, VIC (Jan, 2011)

The legs of the Stilt Sandpiper are very thin and the knee joint is further from the body than is the case with the Curlew Sandpiper.

Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)

Stilt Sandpiper

Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)

Next to a Curlew Sandpiper

Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)

Out of the water

Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)

Hassled by Curlew Sandpiper

Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)

Stilt Sandpiper