The Story
I photographed this Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) at El Desaguadero on Lago de Tota, near Aquitania, Boyacá, Colombia, at about 3,015 meters. It is a bird of fresh water, often in places such as ditches that are too small for other waders. Unusually for a sandpiper, it nests in trees, laying its eggs in old songbird nests, such as those of thrushes. In flight it shows dark wings and gives a three-note whistle. IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
I made this frame with a Canon R5 and the RF 800mm f/11, at 1/750 sec, f/11, ISO 800. Lago de Tota is the largest lake in Colombia, and it is the source of the Upía River, which flows into the Orinoco basin.
©2021 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) belongs to the family Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2024). Source: IUCN Red List