Gerrit Vyn Photography –

Gerrit Vyn is a conservation and wildlife photographer and cinematographer dedicated to telling the stories of endangered animals and habitats. He is a producer for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and a fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers

Gerrit Vyn Photography –

Gerrit Vyn is a conservation and wildlife photographer and cinematographer dedicated to telling the stories of endangered animals and habitats. He is a producer for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and a fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

3 of 23 previous next 3. Spoon-billed Sandpiper-Vyn-110603-4057.jpg This is the first known Spoon-billed Sandpiper to arrive on the breeding grounds in 2011 after a long migration from SE Asia. In a cold pelting rain he alternated between roosting and actively foraging along the edge of a small tundra pond. Early in the season Spoon-billed Sandpipers forage along the edges of water bodies and snowfields for invertebrates. Chukotka, Russia. June. 4562x3041 » Download and License Image » Add to Lightbox » Add to Cart » Email to a friend Keywords: Camouflage Chukotka Eurynorhynchus pygmeus Meinypilgyno Menypilgyno Spoon-billed Sandpiper bird breeding endangered species male pond rain shorebird thawing Russia tundra wader Only search this gallery