Purple sandpiper feed on rocks and sandy shores. In the rocks they probe for food, they also feed in seaweed where there is abundant insect life.

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Location: North Uist, Outer Hebrides Scotland
Photo credit: © Simon rowlands / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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