Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Proving how tough Purple Sandpipers are, this individual is on the rocky pier at Frenchmans Bay in Pickering. Purple Sandpipers winter farther north in eastern North America than any other sandpiper. They love rocky wave-swept shorelines where they will swim from rock to rock. Frenchmans Bay in Pickering, Ontario on 20 February 2021.