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| Upland Sandpiper, wet from a bath |
Upland Sandpipers have just returned this week after spending the winter in South America. I saw my first Uppies of the year yesterday, and I saw several more this morning. This evening I came upon two Upland Sandpipers taking a bath in a large mud puddle by the side of the road. Upland Sandpipers are not generally associated with water--they are birds of the grasslands--so I was surprised to see them in the water. However, even prairie birds have to take a bath once in a while, especially when they have just flown in from the southern hemisphere! Welcome back, Uppies! Have a nice summer in South Dakota.
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| Upland Sandpiper drying off on the shore |
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