selective focus photography of brown bird walking on shore

Not the target species on this outing but I was pleasantly surprised with how beautiful some of these Sanderlings looked sporting their breeding colors.  The normally white and gray shorebird really comes into its own with the rusty brown and strongly patterned breast and back feathers.  There weren’t many of the Sanderlings showing off these colors so every time one would come nearby I would give it all my attention.  I really liked the foot hanging just over the surface of the wet sand and the soft reflection.  The light was getting good at this point and highlighted the colorful plumage.

Ray Hennessy

a black and white bird with a long orange beak

An American oyster catcher walks along the shells.

Joshua J. Cotten

Shorebird Piper Sanderling running along the surf

Tyler Jamieson Moulton

a small bird standing on top of a body of water

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Daniil Komov

viswaprem anbarasapandian

Adrian Hunter

Gary Bendig

a seagull standing in the sand on the beach

Michael Hamments

a couple of birds standing on top of a sandy beach

A Wilson's plover and ruddy turnstone stand along the shore.