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Migrant shorebirds - Sanderlings (Calidris alba) in Trinidad & Tobago

Migrant shorebirds I find to be delightful, really enjoy photographing them and just being around them. Shorebirds such as the Sanderling generally work their way down the East coast of America, those that land up in Tobago mostly make the flight in single leg, some however stop over in the Lesser Antilles. Sanderlings are often seen in small groups here and quite a large number appear to move with loose flocks of various other shorebirds such as Ruddy Turnstones, Black bellied plovers and of course other Sandpipers.

Photography : Samsung Pro815 digital bridge camera
Location : Pigeon point beach, South Western Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago West Indies

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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Hawks of the Caribbean

From breeding grounds in Northern America to wintering grounds in Southern Chile & Argentina the Osprey is a magnificent migrant Hawk that lives off fish caught in might talons, the bird plunge diving often from great heights. This respected bird of prey can remain in Tobago for a season or two and there are usually a handful of Osprey to be seen year round.
Samsung Pro 815
Location: A water inlet at Atlantic facing Petit trou beach, South Eastern Tobago, Trinidad & Toabgo

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Ruddy Turnstone ( Arenaria interpres ) migrant shorebirds

Ruddy Turnstone ( Arenaria interpres ) migrant shorebirds. So nice to have shorebird migrants through the winter months, it really brings the beaches to life and each time I see them I consider their long journeys both behind them, and ahead of them. The Ruddy Turnstone winters in the Northern most regions of Alaska & Canada on small Islands towards the Arctic, though there are some that, for whatever reason known only to them, remain in the Caribbean year round.

Location: Little Rockly bay, Tobago
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