Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima

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Purple Sandpiperadult breeding, identification
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The species

Classification

Order  : Charadriiformes
Family : Scolopacidae
Species : Purple Sandpiper


specie's pictures


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The picture

O.Net ref. : flyv79612
Author :
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2006 Aug
Country : Norway (no)
Region : Troms og Finnmark
Place : Vardö Vardö
Lat. : 70° 22' 42'' North
Lng. : 31° 7' 42'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]

Model : NIKON E8400
Exposure : 1/402 s
aperture : 6
Focal length : 14 mm
Iso : 200
Flash : no