Grant Canterbury on Nostr: This group of natty little Western Sandpipers came up wonderfully close on the ...

This group of natty little Western Sandpipers came up wonderfully close on the mudflats of Force Lake in north Portland. The combo of hot weather, mud, and eutrophic golf course runoff at this spot creates a bonanza for shorebirds that is also, unpleasantly, chock full of reeking cyanobacteria.
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