American Pipit

American Pipet foraging in the grass near the edge of Benbrook Lake.
American Pipit; North Holiday Park, Benbrook, TX; December 26, 2021
Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-500; f/6.3; 1/2000 sec.

This page is for the American Pipit (Anthus rubescens). My first photographic evidence occurred on December 26, 2021 at North Holiday Park, Benbrook, TX. My wife and I were exploring the shoreline of Benbrook Lake and she saw it about 20 yards away. This little bird was so well camouflaged among the grasses that it took me more than five minutes to find it after she let me know where it was, and then it was only because it moved.

The above photograph is currently the only representative example of an American Pipit that I have taken.

American Pipit walking on the beach near some grasses.
American Pipit, North Holiday Park, Benbrook, TX, October 15, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-320; f/10; 1/500 sec.
American Pipit perched on a branch in a dead bush.
American Pipit, Bitter Lake NWR, Roswell, NM, November 9, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/800 sec. +0.3 exposure bias.
American Pipit walking on the broken branches that have washed up on the edge of the water.
American Pipit, Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX, December 26, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/10; 1/800 sec.