two least sandpipers foraging for food shallow water below the main spillway white rock lake dallas |
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Pictured are two least sandpipers foraging for food in shallow water below the main spillway of White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas. The least sandpiper, binomial name Calidris minutilla, is the smallest shorebird. These birds forage on mudflats, picking up food by sight, sometimes by probing. They mainly eat small crustaceans, insects, and snails. |
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