Conservation
Framed Prints
Each double mat may vary
from print to print according to which frame you choose. If you
would like to
have a particular color of mat just call 1-302-875-2258 to place
your order. The best matching color is used for
each individual print and is not always the color shown here.
Each
print is framed using Conservation Acid Free & Lignin Free,
Alkaline pH buffered matboard & backing. In conservation framing, We use
only Museum Quality materials and procedures
that will have no adverse
effects on a piece of artwork and will protect the artwork from
external damage.
Spotted
Sandpiper
An inland
shorebird that can be found along the marsh and river edges. When disturbed, it vibrates its wings
as it flies away - when it lands, it nervously "bobs"
its tail up and down.
Identification Tips:
Length: 6.25 inches
Fairly small, short-legged shorebird
Yellowish or pinkish legs
White wingstripe visible in flight
Teeters tail when feeding and walking
Distinctive, stiff winged, fluttery flight on bowed wings
Sexes similar
Juvenile similar to basic-plumaged adult
Adult alternate:
Orange bill with a black tip
Pale supercilium and dark eyeline
Brown head, hindneck, back, and upperwings with small
black bars
White throat, breast and belly with bold black spots
Adult basic:
Variably dark bill with pale base
Pale brown head with dark eyeline and pale supercilium
Plain dark back, upperwings with dark and buff bars
Sides of breast brown, with finger of white extending up
in front of leading edge of wing when at rest
Throat, breast, and belly white, without dark spots