Sandpiper
noun
A small bird with long legs and a long bill, often found near water.
The beach was full of sandpipers searching for food.
Often appears as...
- common sandpiper
- spotted sandpiper
noun
A small bird with long legs and a long bill, often found near water.
The beach was full of sandpipers searching for food.
Often appears as...
- common sandpiper
- spotted sandpiper
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Pro Tip 1/3Habitat Clues
Sandpipers are associated with environments near water, be it sea, rivers, or lakes.
We saw a group of sandpipers by the river's edge at sunrise.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Sandy
Though named 'sandpiper', they're seen on other grounds like mudflats or wet grasslands, not just sandy areas.
A pair of sandpipers foraged on the muddy shores.
Pro Tip 3/3Species Names
There are many species of sandpipers, often named for their physical or behavioral traits like 'spotted' or 'green'.
I spotted a lonely green sandpiper by the marsh.
Pro Tip 1/3Habitat Clues
Sandpipers are associated with environments near water, be it sea, rivers, or lakes.
We saw a group of sandpipers by the river's edge at sunrise.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Sandy
Though named 'sandpiper', they're seen on other grounds like mudflats or wet grasslands, not just sandy areas.
A pair of sandpipers foraged on the muddy shores.
Pro Tip 3/3Species Names
There are many species of sandpipers, often named for their physical or behavioral traits like 'spotted' or 'green'.
I spotted a lonely green sandpiper by the marsh.
Pro Tip 1/3Habitat Clues
Sandpipers are associated with environments near water, be it sea, rivers, or lakes.
We saw a group of sandpipers by the river's edge at sunrise.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Sandy
Though named 'sandpiper', they're seen on other grounds like mudflats or wet grasslands, not just sandy areas.
A pair of sandpipers foraged on the muddy shores.
Pro Tip 3/3Species Names
There are many species of sandpipers, often named for their physical or behavioral traits like 'spotted' or 'green'.
I spotted a lonely green sandpiper by the marsh.
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Video examples
Rare Video of Endangered...
but when the last egg hatches the female heads south and the male rears the chicks until they become independent about 20 days later vin hopes his work filming the spoon-billed sandpiper will help awaken global attention to an
Video examples
Rare Video of Endangered...
but when the last egg hatches the female heads south and the male rears the chicks until they become independent about 20 days later vin hopes his work filming the spoon-billed sandpiper will help awaken global attention to an
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Quote examples
Elizabeth Bishop
American Poet
All my life I have lived and behaved very much like the sandpiper - just running down the edges of different countries and continents, 'looking for something'.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Bishop
American Poet
All my life I have lived and behaved very much like the sandpiper - just running down the edges of different countries and continents, 'looking for something'.
Example 1 of 1
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