The upland sandpiper may not have the most spectacular coloring, but makes up for it by cutting a fine looking profile. You’d expect a bird like this to be found in coastal areas, but this species of sandpiper favors the open fields of the central part of the country. This one was photographed in South Dakota in Badlands National Park. As for diet, upland sandpipers will eat just about anything, including grasshoppers, crickets, weevils, beetles, moths, ants, flies, bugs, caterpillars, millipedes, spiders, snails and earthworms. All the good stuff. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 330mm) ISO 400, f/4 at 1/1600th of a second.
——- For this nascent road runner
——- No waves to wade
——- No sand to pipe
——- A menu of many small creatures
——- That crawl hop burrow and fly
——- But don’t hold a candle to
——- A tasty crawfish
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The Prince of Protein!
Ha. Yeah, they’ll eat anything.
——- For this nascent road runner
——- No waves to wade
——- No sand to pipe
——- A menu of many small creatures
——- That crawl hop burrow and fly
——- But don’t hold a candle to
——- A tasty crawfish
Very similar lloking to the greater yellowlegs, and yet, different. Beautiful bird.
Yes, and a treat to see in the middle of the country.