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| Ahhh.....the little brown peeps....as they are lovingly referred to. For a new birder like myself it can become a head scratching event. Though, as I enter my second year of paying attention to my feathered friends, I am starting to notice differences and yet some still leave me in awe. |
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| The more knowledgeable folks can recognize the plummage within the season, the sex and the age of the peeps. Take a good look at those first few photos by noticing the bill, the toes, the markings, |
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| the eyebrow line, the size difference with the others..... |
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| and then the real McCoy stands out - all of these photos were of a Semipalmated Sandpiper. Here the Semipalmated is following two Sanderlings. |
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| Lesser yellowlegs |
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