Spotted Sandpiper, adult and young
by Barry Kent MacKay
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9.000 x 12.000 x 0.240 inches
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Title
Spotted Sandpiper, adult and young
Artist
Barry Kent MacKay
Medium
Painting - Oil On Compressed Hardboard
Description
Few bird species evoke memories of my childhood more quickly than does the Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius), which was common enough for my inexperienced eyes to spot, yet rare enough that it was always a pleasant surprise. Small, alert and bright-eyed, they have the endearing habit of teetering and bobbing up and down, whether standing straight or slightly crouched, as they probe about for tiny invertebrates amid riverbanks and shorelines. Their flight is distinctive, with fluttery, down-curved-looking wings that have a white band, hidden from view when the wings are closed. Shy only of the higher latitudes, they can be seen, either as breeding species, migrant, or on their wintering grounds, in suitable habitat almost anywhere in North, Central or South America or the West Indies, only with great rarity outside the western hemisphere. This painting is approximately life size and was done in oils on compressed hardboard and is 12 by 9 inches.
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August 14th, 2022
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