A banded red knot feeds in shallow water.

Several birds with reddish bellies and mottled backs feed in shallow water

Photo By/Credit

Gregory Breese/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

05/16/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

A rufa red knot with a red leg band.

Ecosystem

Coastal

Recreational Activity

Wildlife watching

Photography

Birding

Species

Calidris canutus rufa

Subject tags

Bird banding

Coasts

Migratory birds

Surveying

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