[Length 8 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This winter plumaged Sanderling was photographed along the beach at Cape May, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: November 1983)

[Length 8 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Sanderling in fresh juvenal plumage was photographed along the central coast of New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: September 1980)

[Length 8 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Sanderling molting into breeding plumage was photographed at Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 25, 2004)

[Length 8 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Sanderling was photographed at Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 20, 2006)

[Length 8 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Sanderling in full breeding plumage was photographed at Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: May 9, 2006)

[Length 8 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Sanderling was photographed at Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 23, 2007)

[Length 8 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Sanderling was photographed at Shafter Lake, Andrews, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 21, 2007)

[Length 8 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Sanderling was photographed at Bolivar Flats, Port Bolivar, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 30, 2008)