Red Knot
Calidris canutus |
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The Red Knot (Calidris canutus) winters from the lower Pacific coast of California to the Gulf Coast as well as the southern Atlantic coast of Florida, all the way down to the southern tip of South America. The species breeds on the high Arctic tundra of parts of northern Alaska and Canada. Winter plumaged birds are mostly gray, but breeding plumaged birds become quite reddish overall. The first 3 shots on this page show breeding plumaged Red Knots near the southern tip of Texas at the mouth of the Rio Grande in Cameron Co., Texas. These particular birds were on their northward migration. These 3 images were taken in April, 2009, with a Canon EOS 50D and an EF 800mm F/5.6 L IS lens. | |
The next 5 shots of Red Knots were taken at Boca Chica, Cameron Co., Texas, in May, 2010, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and an EF 800mm F/5.6 L IS lens. | |
Red Knot Calidris canutus juv bird with Ruddy Turnstones Causeway Road, County Antrim, Northern Ireland 2 September 2014 Lat 55.237558, Lon -6.428869 |
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Red Knot Calidris canutus Crystal Beach, Galveston Co., Texas 23 September 2015 |
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Red Knot Calidris canutus Crystal Beach, Galveston Co., Texas 23 September 2015 |