[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This immature Wilson's Plover was photographed on Honeymoon Island near Dunedin, Florida. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: August 1981)

[Length 7.75 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This female Wilson's plover in flight was photographed defending a nesting territory at Chincoteague NWR, Virginia. Photo taken with a Soligor 300mm f5.6 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1977)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Common Redshank was photographed at Sand, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 1, 2004)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Common Redshank was photographed at Sand, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 1, 2004)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Common Redshank was photographed at Sand, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 180mm EDAF-D f2.8 lens (EFL=270mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 1, 2004)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This male Ruff was photographed at the famous Pedricktown causeway in southwestern New Jersey. Photo taken with a Celestron 1250mm f10.0 mirror lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 1984)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This Ruff was photographed at Bombay Hook NWR, Delaware. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: August 1989)

[Length 8 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

Sanderlings may be the best known of all the sandpipers. Who has not watched them on beaches running before an incoming wave only to turn immediately and chase the wave as it recedes? This is how they feed, for their prey (sand worms and other invertebrates) must constantly rebuild the entrances to their tunnels with each new wave. During that brief time, they are vulnerable to the Sanderlings. This small group was photographed as they landed on the beach along the central New Jersey coast. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: October 1980)