A solitary sharp-tailed Sandpiper stands motionless on a mangrove mudflat early in the morning waiting to begin foraging for his breakfast.
The sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) is a small-medium migratory wader or shorebird, found mostly in Siberia during the summer breeding period (June to August) and Australia for wintering (September to March).
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Location: Yorkey's Knob, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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