Pecs, Baird’s & Peregrine

This afternoon’s stroll along Boundary Bay did not turn up anything out of the ordinary. There were lots of Pectoral Sandpipers along the tidal flats.

Pectoral Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper

Some were active,

Pectoral Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper

… and foraging for food.

Pectoral Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper

While others were resting and preening. There were mostly Western and Least Sandpipers mixed in with them,

Baird's Sandpiper
Baird’s Sandpiper

… but there were also some Baird’s Sandpipers. Bonus shot of the day,

Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine Falcon

… was this Peregrine Falcon that took a time out on the pilings for a short while.