Wilson's Snipe,

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, canada, Sept 10, 2021.


Seen whole out on the pontoon boat, first of the year.
Gallinago delicata
Wilson’s Snipe look so stocky thanks in part to the extra-large pectoral (breast) muscles that make up nearly a quarter of the bird’s weight—the highest percent of all shorebirds. Thanks to their massive flight muscles this chunky sandpiper can reach speeds estimated at 60 miles an hour.
source- Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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