shorebirds Photo Gallery
Shorebirds photographed on Texas beaches, mudflats, and shorelines, many passing through on long migrations. Click any species below to open its page with more photos, the locations they were taken, and notes on habitat, season, and identification.
American Avocet
American Golden-Plover
American Oystercatcher
Black-necked Stilt
Killdeer
Piping Plover
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Snowy Plover
Upland Sandpiper
Wilson's Plover
Wilson's Snipe
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