[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)

[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: October 16, 2008)

[Length 6.5 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This Western Sandpiper taking flight 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: October 16, 2008)

[Length 6.5 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This winter plumaged Western Sandpiper was photographed at the Route 48 Boat Launch, Port Isabel, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: August 22, 2013)

[Length 6.5 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This Western Sandpiper was photographed at Quivira NWR, Great Bend, Kansas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 12, 2018)

[Length 6.5 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This Western Sandpiper was photographed at the SPI Convention Center flats, South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: September 13, 2018)

[Length 6.5 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This Western Sandpiper was photographed during fall migration on Honeymoon Island near Dunedin, Florida, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: August 1981)

[Length 6.5 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This Western Sandpiper molting into breeding plumage was photographed during spring migration at a lake in western Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 1993)