Least Sandpiper

Two Least Sandpipers wading in the shallow water.
Least Sandpiper, Clear Fork Trinity River and Bellaire, Fort Worth, TX, April 3, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-400; f/7.1; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla). My first photographic evidence occurred on April 3, 2022 at at the Clear Fort of the Trinity River and Bellaire in Fort Worth, TX. We were out on a bird count with the Fort Worth Audubon Society and there were several of these guys running round in the shallow water..

Two Least Sandpipers wading in the shallow water looking for food.
Least Sandpiper, North Holiday Park Benbrook, TX, September 24, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-250; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Least Sandpiper wading in the shallow water near the beach with small waves coming in.
Least Sandpiper, 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-250; f/10; 1/500 sec.
Least Sandpiper walking on the shore.
Least Sandpiper, Oak Grove Park, Grapevine, TX, July 27, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-3200; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Least Sandpiper walking on the muddy shore.
Least Sandpiper, Oak Grove Park, Grapevine, TX, July 27, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Least Sandpiper walking on the beach probing the sand with its bill.
Least Sandpiper, Bolivar Flats, TX, April 19, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Least Sandpiper standing on the shore just inches from the water.
Least Sandpiper, Mustang Park, Benbrook, TX November 8, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 500; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Least Sandpiper wading in the shallow water trying to eat something.
Least Sandpiper, North Holiday Park, Benbrook, TX November 8, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 250; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Least Sandpiper standing on the shore of the lake.
Least Sandpiper, Mustang Park, Benbrook, TX, November 9, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1000; f/10; 1/1250 sec.
Least Sandpiper standing in shallow water next to the shore.
Least Sandpiper, North Holiday Park, Benbrook, TX, November 9, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1000; f/11; 1/2000 sec.