White-Rumped(?) Sandpiper

[Joerg Rockenberger]

This photograph was taken in early June in Corpus Christi, TX. I am way out of my league re shorebird ID but looking through the Sibley and taking into account the size as I remember it, the reddish base of its lower mandible, the black legs and the rufous patch on its back it seems to suggest White-Rumped Sandpiper. But please feel free to set me straight. :)

Thanks in advance! Best, JR

Canon 40D, 500F4IS, 1/1250s, F/5.0, ISO 200, Manual Exposure, Gitzo tripod w/ Mongoose 3.5a

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

beautiful low angle,pose,bg!

[Harshad Barve]

nice low angle , awesome BG , nice details
TFS

[Wayne Richardson]

White-Rumped (?) Sandpiper

Hi John

I'm working on a response to ID query & this is a timely post for comparison purposes!

The small headed & long bodied jizz, together with long primary projection indicate either Baird's or White-rumped. You have mentioned in your comments that the pinkish base to lower mandible suggests WRS, but (IMO) it is the ID clincher for that species.

Given few reddish feathers shown here by early June, I would probably age this as 1st summer bird.

Cheers: Wayne

PS: A very nice image too!!

[David Fletcher]

Lovely shot and low angle JR! Neat!

[christopher galeski]

beautiful,nice and sharp,nice BG, low angle,good HA,thanks.

[Mark Medcalf]

Very good image, with a great texture to the whole photo. Fab shot!

[Brian Zwiebel]

John, This is one sweet image of, yes indeed, a White-rumped Sandpiper. Fantastic lighting and a nice low shooting angle. Perfect head angle too!

Good Shooting!

BZ

[Daniel Cadieux]

Good exposure, sharpness, colours...and perfect HA. Too bad the reflection was so weak, but that is rather minor in an otherwise beautiful "classic" shorebird photograph.

[Mital Patel]

excellent shot. superb bg and smooth water give this a perfect look. head turn is plus on this.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Loved the Details, HA, angle and BG, congrats...

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

I dream of making an image like this. We have these fellows in CR, but I simply don't have the time to go the coast. Love the combination of white, brown and gray.

[Dave Leroy]

Lovely photo John. Great ha and details and a very simple "habitat" setting. Nicely done. Dave

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the calm water, sharpness and light. I might remove the sheen on the legs and lighten the eye a bit.

[Ben Egbert]

Beautiful shot John, I would not change anything.

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Hi John

I'm working on a response to ID query & this is a timely post for comparison purposes!

The small headed & long bodied jizz, together with long primary projection indicate either Baird's or White-rumped. You have mentioned in your comments that the pinkish base to lower mandible suggests WRS, but (IMO) it is the ID clincher for that species.

Given few reddish feathers shown here by early June, I would probably age this as 1st summer bird.

Cheers: Wayne

PS: A very nice image too!!

Thanks Wayne! JR

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Thank you all for the kind feedback! JR

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Excellent angle and pose. PErfect exp. Love the smooth water. :)

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

I love it sooo much. Perfect bg and pose with nice head turn. My only comment is for straightening the image. Some CCW rotation is needed!

Love to see this rarely photographed (or posted) shorebird. A nice candidate for my book. :)

Szimi