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Limnodromus scolopaceus

Long-billed Dowitcher

Grosser Schlammläufer

The bills of the dowitchers are full of nerve endings, useful for sensing prey. On mudflats they eat mollusks, crustaceans, marine worms and other small aquatic animals. Holden Creek, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, BC. Canada

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