I saw a lot of this bird along the shore while turtle-watching in Hawaii. I’m fairly certain he is a Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla), but not 100%.

Update: And I’ve been corrected already by the good folks at the Cornell Labs. It is a Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva)

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Exposure Time: 1/500, Aperture: f/8, ISO: 160, Focal Length: 560mm

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