[Length 10 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Surfbird in flight was photographed on the beach at Marina Del Rey, California. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: May 1982)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Wandering Tattler in full breeding plumage was photographed along the edge of a lake on the Kenai Peninsula in southern Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1989)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Wandering Tattler in flight was photographed on the "big" island of Hawaii in the Hawaiian Islands. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: December 1981)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Wandering Tattler in flight was photographed along the edge of a lake on the Kenai Peninsula in southern Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1989)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

Wandering Tattlers breed along gravel streams in far western Canada and southern Alaska. They are a common winter visitor along the rocky coasts of southern California. This one was photographed along the edge of a lake on the Kenai Peninsula in southern Alaska. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1989)

[Length 16 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This captive Peruvian Thick-Knee was photographed at the Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikon CoolPix 7600 camera (EFL=205mm). (Date: May 12, 2011)

[Length 16 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This captive Peruvian Thick-Knee was photographed at the Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikon CoolPix 7600 camera (EFL=114mm). (Date: May 12, 2011)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This Black Turnstone was photographed on a beach along Monterey Bay, California. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1981)