Aquatic Birds

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When A Hawk Flies Over

When a red-tailed hawk flew overhead, the dowitcher and the least sandpiper took off and flew away. Never saw the bird again. Managed to capture the take off. Funny this is, the tiny sandpiper made a bigger splash.
Juvenile Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus )
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)

Limnodromus scolopaceus Juvenile Longbilled Dowitcher Longbilled Dowitcher Dowitcher shore bird aquatic bird aquatic water fowl rare sighting rare bird uncommon juvenile migration migrating bird lifer white rock lake dallas texas sunset bay pier sandpiper least sandpiper Calidris minutilla peeps sandbar take off flying splash water drops