[Length 12 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Upland Sandpiper was photographed at Sharptown, NJ, USA. Photo taken with a Celestron 1250mm f10.0 lens on Ektachrome 800 film. (Date: May 1984)

[Length 12 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Upland Sandpiper was photographed at Valentine NWR, NE, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 500mm f8.0 mirror lens on Ektachrome 800 film. (Date: June 1986)

[Length 12 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Upland Sandpiper was photographed at Sharptown, NJ, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor ED 300mm f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1981)

[Length 12 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Upland Sandpiper was photographed at Valentine NWR, Nebraska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 500mm f8.0 mirror lens on Ektachrome 800 film. (Date: June 1986)

[Length 12 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Upland Sandpiper in flight was photographed near Sharptown, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 800 film. (Date: May 1984)

[Length 6.5 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This Western Sandpiper was photographed at the Convention Center mud flats, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D3200 camera. (Date: April 15, 2013)

[Length 6.5 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This Western Sandpiper 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 D100 camera. (Date: April 20, 2006)

[Length 6.5 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This Western Sandpiper was photographed at Shafter Lake, Andrews, 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: September 27, 2008)