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Ha Cha Cha Cha

This dunlin (Calidris alpina) kind of reminds me of an old-time movie star. Any guesses?

You know, the photographs that I post here are not quite a vivid as the same photographs that I post at my pixel's gallery, because here, I reduce the size of the photos and usually make a slight reduction in the quality of the photos to make them easier to load.

Take a look:

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"The photo captures a dunlin, a small wading bird with a mix of brownish-gray on its back and wings, and a contrasting white underbelly. Its long, thin beak curves slightly downwards—a characteristic feature of this species. The bird's dark, slender legs are visible as it stands on a sandy surface, casting a shadow. The blurred sandy background suggests it’s likely on a beach or similar habitat. The photographer's signature, "© Swede's Photographs," is elegantly placed in the bottom right corner, adding a personal touch to this lovely capture." - Copilot
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Where Are You Going

I saw these dunlins (Calidris alpina) on the beach at Gulfport, Mississippi.

"Dazzling in its breeding finery, with vivid rusty back and black belly patch, the Dunlin was once called the Red-backed Sandpiper. It’s now named for its nonbreeding plumage, a mousy gray-brown or “dun” color. Dunlins are an abundant species that nests around the world’s arctic regions. They winter in large flocks along bays, estuaries, and coastlines. They have notably long, curved bills but they don’t probe deeply into mud; instead, they tend to feed on invertebrates just barely below the surface." - allaboutbirds.org

Don't be a crash dunlin, visit my photo gallery at:

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"This image shows two dunlins at the beach. One sanderling is in the water, standing and looking on, while the other dunlin is in mid-flight, with its wings spread wide. The water is calm, creating a clear reflection of both birds. The background consists of a rocky, sandy shore. The image captures a dynamic moment of the bird in flight and the serene reflection in the water, making it visually interesting and relevant for nature and wildlife photography enthusiasts." - Copilot
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Sleeping birds.

These little sleeping birds are dunlins (Calidris alpina). Notice how all of the birds on the outer fringes on the group have their beak tucked under the wing facing away from center. I read about this behavior with another bird species. It's a defensive measure. Many bird species can keep part of their brain awake and keep on

"Shorebird hybrids are very rare, but careful observation by birders have turned up hybrids between Dunlin and at least two other arctic-nesting species: White-rumped Sandpiper and Purple Sandpiper." - allaboutbirds.org

This is a small group of about thirty dunlin, small brown birds with white breast a long slightly bowed black beak and black legs. Most of these birds are sleeping and have their head turned back with their beaks tucked under a wing. Also, most are standing on one leg. "A chunky, small shorebird with medium-length legs, a short neck, and a long bill that is curved toward the tip. Breeding adult has bright rusty back and crown, black belly patch, and white underparts with dark stippling. Nonbreeding adults have grayish brown upperparts, head, and breast, and are pale below. Juveniles are browner, with a scaly black and rusty brown marbled pattern above, white below, with faint stippling and trace of dark belly patch. The legs are dark." - allaboutbirds.org
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Time to scat.

These are dunlins (Calidris alpina) I walked up on a bunch who were hunkered down, most were sleeping. When I got too close, they decided to move.

I took this photograph at Gulfport, Mississippi.

"The name Dunlin comes from dunling, the earliest known English name of the species, which dates back at least as far as 1531. Dunling is a compound of the English word dun (meaning gray-brown) and the diminutive -ling. So the name Dunlin essentially means “little brown job.”" - allaboutbirds.org

This is a flock of dunlin flying low across a sandy beach. "A chunky, small shorebird with medium-length legs, a short neck, and a long bill that is curved toward the tip. Breeding adult has bright rusty back and crown, black belly patch, and white underparts with dark stippling. Nonbreeding adults have grayish brown upperparts, head, and breast, and are pale below. Juveniles are browner, with a scaly black and rusty brown marbled pattern above, white below, with faint stippling and trace of dark belly patch. The legs are dark." - allaboutbirds.org
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The buffet is excellent.

This round bird is a dunlin (Calidris alpina). It's the first that I've knowingly seen. In fact, I didn't know I'd seen it this time until going through the hundreds of photographs that I took at Gulfport, Mississippi.

"Dazzling in its breeding finery, with vivid rusty back and black belly patch, the Dunlin was once called the Red-backed Sandpiper. It’s now named for its nonbreeding plumage, a mousy gray-brown or “dun” color. Dunlins are an abundant species that nests around the world’s arctic regions. They winter in large flocks along bays, estuaries, and coastlines. They have notably long, curved bills but they don’t probe deeply into mud; instead, they tend to feed on invertebrates just barely below the surface." - allaboutbirds.org

This dunlin stands facing left in shallow brown water while lazy small rolling waves pass by its black legs. The bird is round with a small head upon an invisible neck. Its long black beak bows downwards particularly toward its end. There is a patch of brown feathers atop its heat that looks rather like a toupee. Its eye is black and the feathers around it are a shade lighter than the brown feathers of its head. Its back and wings are brown and maybe a bit darker at the tips of its flight feathers. Its short tail feathers are black. Its front is bright fluffy white with specks of brown nerd its neck and wings. "A chunky, small shorebird with medium-length legs, a short neck, and a long bill that is curved toward the tip. Breeding adult has bright rusty back and crown, black belly patch, and white underparts with dark stippling. Nonbreeding adults have grayish brown upperparts, head, and breast, and are pale below. Juveniles are browner, with a scaly black and rusty brown marbled pattern above, white below, with faint stippling and trace of dark belly patch. The legs are dark." - allaboutbirds.org
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