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Solitary Sandpiper Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: Some bird species aren't well named. Ring-necked Duck comes to mind!! Some are very appropriately named, and Solitary Sandpiper is one of those. Migrants through South Dakota, they are indeed quite solitary, as a typical sighting is a lone bird. They're not a super common sight during migration, and coupled with their solitary nature, perhaps that's why I don't have a huge variety of photos of the species. My favorite photo below is from Lake Thompson in the spring of 2009.

Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria

Solitary Sandpiper 1 - Tringa solitaria

Solitary Sandpiper 2 - Tringa solitaria

Solitary Sandpiper 3 - Tringa solitaria

Solitary Sandpiper 4 - Tringa solitaria

Solitary Sandpiper 1

Solitary Sandpiper 2

Solitary Sandpiper 3

Solitary Sandpiper 4

August 17th, 2004 

August 17th, 2004 

July 20th, 2008 

July 20th, 2008 

Lake Thompson, South Dakota 

Lake Thompson, South Dakota 

Lake Thompson, South Dakota

Lake Thompson, South Dakota 

Sandpiper and reflection in shallow water

Bird on the prowl in shallow wetland 

Profile of a bird on a muddy shoreline 

Profile of a bird on a muddy shoreline 

Solitary Sandpiper 5 - Tringa solitaria

Solitary Sandpiper 6 - Tringa solitaria

Solitary Sandpiper 7 - Tringa solitaria

Solitary Sandpiper 8 - Tringa solitaria

Solitary Sandpiper 5

Solitary Sandpiper 6

Solitary Sandpiper 7

Solitary Sandpiper 8

May 2nd, 2009 

May 2nd, 2009 

May 2nd, 2009 

May 12th, 2015 

Lake Thompson, South Dakota 

Lake Thompson, South Dakota 

Lake Thompson, South Dakota 

Outdoor Campus, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 

Solitary Sandpiper standing in a shallow wetland at dawn 

Solitary Sandpiper standing in a shallow wetland at dawn 

Solitary Sandpiper foraging in shallow water at edge of a lake 

Sandpiper foraging in shallow water, with head submerged 

Solitary Sandpiper 9 - Tringa solitaria

Solitary Sandpiper 10 - Tringa solitaria 

Solitary Sandpiper 11 - Tringa solitaria 

 

Solitary Sandpiper 9 

Solitary Sandpiper 10

Solitary Sandpiper 11 

 

May 12th, 2015 

May 3rd, 2020 

May 3rd, 2020 

 

Outdoor Campus, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 

Lincoln County, South Dakota 

Lincoln County, South Dakota 

 

Spring migrant foraging in a wetland 

Spring migrant foraging in a muddy bog 

Spring migrant foraging in a muddy bog  

 

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