[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 10.5 in.]

This male Red-throated Pipit was photographed at the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 800 film. (Date: May 1989)

[Length 6.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Rock Pipit was photographed at Sumburgh Head RSPB Reserve, Sumburgh, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 11, 2004)

[Length 6.5 in. Wingspan 10 in.]

This Sprague's Pipit was photographed at the Weslaco Christmas Bird Count, Weslaco, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: December 28, 2011)

[Length 6.5 in. Wingspan 10 in.]

This Sprague's Pipit was photographed at Falcon State Park, Falcon Heights, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: January 14, 2005)

[Length 6.5 in. Wingspan 10 in.]

This Sprague's Pipit was photographed at Falcon State Park, Falcon Heights, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: January 14, 2005)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This American Golden Plover, in full breeding plumage, was photographed on the tundra at Barrow, Alaska. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1976)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This American Golden-Plover was photographed at the SPI Convention Center boardwalk, South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 14, 2011)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This American Golden-Plover was photographed at the SPI Convention Center boardwalk, South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 14, 2011)