Least Sandpiper - Long Beach, BC
Long Beach is a perfect stretch for shorebirds to stop in and refuel on their way south. There are long expanses of beach that softly slope into the ocean, making the feeding area substantially larger as the tide goes out. Among the peeps on the beach this morning, were a few Least Sandpipers told by the size, short bill and yellow legs. The are often mistaken as a Semi-palmated sandpiper which has black legs and a slightly larger bill or Western Sandpiper which is larger and has a much longer down-curved bill.