I have come to learn it is perfectly acceptable to call various shore birds ‘Peeps’. It’s because they can all look so similar even experienced naturalists get confused.
Every time I think I am completely positive of a small bird identification… I’m wrong.
There are Sanderlings, Turnstones, Dunlins and ‘Peeps’ in this gallery. There are more images than usual here, but I wanted to keep them together so I could get away with ‘Peeps’.
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Many Peeps (Or Shore Birds) – click to enlarge
Many Peeps (Or Shore Birds) – click to enlarge
Many Peeps (Or Shore Birds) – click to enlarge
Many Peeps (Or Shore Birds) – click to enlarge
Many Peeps (Or Shore Birds) – click to enlarge
Many Peeps (Or Shore Birds) – click to enlarge
Many Peeps (Or Shore Birds) – click to enlarge
Many Peeps (Or Shore Birds) – click to enlarge
Many Peeps (Or Shore Birds) – click to enlarge
Many Peeps (Or Shore Birds) – click to enlarge
Many Peeps (Or Shore Birds) – click to enlarge
Lovely series Ted. I’d use peeps too (though I’ve only seen a few of them ever😏)
Thanks. Really dull day. They way they run full speed everywhere is always entertaining. I hiked a long way that day to find large birds and dolphins, came back with peeps. Not what I planned, but I’ll take it 😀