Species photo gallery • Calidris alba

Sanderling Photos

Who among us isn't charmed by the sight of a group of sanderlings along a beach, scampering back and forth en masse whenever a wave comes crashing on the shoreline? We don't get to see that behavior much in South Dakota, as Sanderlings are pretty uncommon migrants here.

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Sanderling - Calidris alba — My Favorite: Sanderling 17

Photo collection

Sanderling Gallery

21 selections

Sanderling 1 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 1

May 18th, 2011Lake Thompson, South Dakota

Sanderling 2 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 2

May 18th, 2011Lake Thompson, South Dakota

Sanderling 3 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 3

May 18th, 2011Lake Thompson, South Dakota

Sanderling 4 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 4

May 18th, 2011Lake Thompson, South Dakota

Sanderling 5 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 5

February 13th, 2008Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama

Sanderling 6 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 6

February 13th, 2008Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama

Sanderling 7 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 7

February 13th, 2008Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama

Sanderling 8 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 8

February 13th, 2008Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama

Sanderling 9 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 9

February 13th, 2008Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama

Sanderling 10 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 10

February 13th, 2008Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama

Sanderling 11 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 11

February 13th, 2008Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama

Sanderling 12 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 12

December 9th, 2011Sutro Baths Area, San Francisco, California

Sanderling 13 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 13

December 9th, 2011Sutro Baths Area, San Francisco, California

Sanderling 14 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 14

December 9th, 2011Sutro Baths Area, San Francisco, California

Sanderling 15 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 15

April 12th, 2012Sachuest National Wildlife Refuge, Rhode Island

Sanderling 16 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 16

May 13th, 2010Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Sanderling 17 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 17

May 18th, 2020Lake Whitewood, South Dakota

Sanderling 18 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 18

May 18th, 2020Lake Whitewood, South Dakota

Sanderling 19 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 19

May 18th, 2020Lake Whitewood, South Dakota

Sanderling 20 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 20

August 12th, 2020Lake Whitewood, South Dakota

Sanderling 21 - Calidris alba

Sanderling 21

August 12th, 2020Lake Whitewood, South Dakota

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