Image: Short-billed Dowitcher standing in front of Red Knot (09-09-2007)
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Description: Short-billed dowitcher with Red Knot in the background. This Short-billed Dowitcher is in the process of changing plumages. The red feathers are an earlier generation of feathers that were grown in April or May. The gray feathers are a new generation of feathers and cover the bird beginning in August.
Title: Short-billed Dowitcher standing in front of Red Knot (09-09-2007)
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Author: Matt Edmonds
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