The Whimbril Numenius phaeopus is like a Long-billed Curlew but with a shorter bill. It has a brown crown and a prominent white stripe over the eye. Most of these photographs were taken at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, CA.
The photo 0581 was taken from a cliff overlooking an isolated beach in front of the Montage Hotel, Laguna Beach, CA.
The photographs 6573, 6897 and 6951 were taken on James and Fernandina Island in the Galapagos.