A medium sized shorebird with mottled brown plumage is wading from right to left in shallow water. In front of it and slightly out of focus is another similar looking bird but thinner and with more white in its plumage.

A Short-billed Dowitcher (rear) and its Lesser Yellowlegs friend (front) are wading in the incoming tidal water in their endless search for yummies.

Kent Island, #NewBrunswick, Canada
September 2025

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A rather distant shot of two medium sized shorebirds with mottled brown plumage (short-billed dowitchers) is standing in shallow water, backlit by the early morning sun.

This is my first ever photo of a Short-billed Dowitcher, taken on a fantastic birding adventure last September on a small island in the Bay of Fundy.

Kent Island, #NewBrunswick, Canada
September 2025

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A medium sized shorebird with mottled brown plumage is standing on a rockweed-covered ledge exposed by the low tide. The bird has its back to the camera and has its head turned to the left.

Short-billed Dowitcher taking a break amongst the rockweed at low tide.

Kent Island, #NewBrunswick, Canada
September 2025

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A medium sized shorebird with mottled brown plumage (short-billed dowitcher) is standing in shallow water with its face plunged into the water and only its eye showing above the surface.

This Short-billed Dowitcher was wishing its bill was just a little bit longer...

Kent Island, #NewBrunswick, Canada
September 2025

📸 #birds #SBDO #shorebirds #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf