I have filmed purple sandpipers (Calidris maritima) at Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn (February 8, 2020) and on Governors Island in New York on May 12 and May 20, 2017.
A Purple Sandpiper on Manhattan Beach
At low tide, we walked along the rocky shore of Manhattan Beach on February 8, 2020, and were greeted with a delightful purple sandpiper, who probed for aquatic invertebrates as we looked on.
Purple sandpiper, Manhattan Beach, February 8, 2020
This video and the one below use music by Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke, energetically played by Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet.
Purple Sandpipers on Governors Island
These purple sandpipers were braving the waves along the shore on the west side of the Governors Island in May 2017. These birds don't show the purple of their name during breeding season. They nest in the tundra.
Purple sandpipers, Governors Island, May 12, 2017
The Filming the Feathers video features music by Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke, Octet, Op.216 performed by Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet, and Sonata 'Undine', Op.167 performed by Dora Seres and Emese Mali. It was filmed May 12 and 20, 2017, on Governors Island.
These photos were also taken May 12 and 20, 2017.
