Sandpipers fly over Kachemak Bay in Alaska.

A large flock of birds fly low over a body of water, with an azure blue sky behind them.

Sandpipers fly over Kachemak Bay in Alaska.

Sandpipers fly over Kachemak Bay in Homer, AK, site of a May festival co-hosted by Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

Image

Photo By/Credit

Carla Stanley/USFWS

Facility

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Coastal

Recreational Activity

Wildlife watching

Birding

Species

Scolopacidae

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Subject tags

Birds

Birdwatching

Wildlife viewing

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