Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
Only this one lone Willet was wandering around the shallow pools behind the dunes, searching in vain for some small midday snack. He was a bird on the move, running or flying from one pool to the next.
Unfortunately (for me), it wasn't long before he gave up and shook the sand from his feet, winging it off to find some more lavish locale.
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9 comments:
Nice shots, love the inflight pic- i never get good pictures of inflight birds, i guess i am too slow
dan
LOL @ the title. Love your photos. The second one is beautiful.
So sorry you missed a lot of shorebirds. You got a consolation and a beautiful shot of a Willet, though.
Nice photos of the Willet.
Thanks for the visit.
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Troy
Nice photos. The second one is especially good and I really like the way you have frozen even the water. Willets are one shorebird that don't migrate down this way.
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Beautiful photos....love the water dripping off his foot on the second shot. He seems to have a very determined gate there. Also love the flight photo...
Beautiful captures of the Willet Kyle! It seems to be that time of year when there aren't many birds around. I think the heat around here is keeping them out of sight.
I think you answered your own question though, it appears from the in-flight photo that the Willet, went ;-)
Flight shots are difficult for me.
Nice shots!
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