It dawned on me this morning that I haven not posted an image of a Western Sandpiper here yet so I pulled this one out of my archives that I photographed at Fort De Soto as the small shorebird ran in front of me on the shoreline.
This Snowy Egret image was taken just after the sun had risen above the horizon in about the same location as the egret image I posted yesterday but at a completely different time of the year.
These two photos are of the same adult American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) in sequential order taken at Fort De Soto County Park in Florida. I was laying in the sand while I created the images to get a low angle and the bird was on a ridge elevated slightly higher than my location.
I've always liked this photo because it shows how this American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) is using its long bill to pry open a shell.
I was laying down in the wet sand with my lens about an inch from the surface of the beach when I photographed these shorebirds, one needs to watch out for those rogue waves because they don't only wash away the bird's prey... they can soak your lens & camera too!
Double-crested Cormorants are the most widespread of North American cormorants where they are found in salt and freshwater habitats.
Obtaining a low angle with small shorebirds can bring the viewer into the birds world by being down to their level. When I photographed shorebirds in Florida I was either constantly covered in sand or mud, wet or all three.
There are images that I have created that as soon as I see them on my monitor become listed as one of my favorites.
I watched this American Oystercatcher juvenile and its sibling from the time they were just tiny chicks beginning the day after they had hatched.
When looking at a Greater Yellowlegs there is NO mistaking how they got the name "Yellowlegs".
I know this photo will always remind me of the great times I had photographing birds at Fort De Soto, one of my favorite places on earth.
This Coyote still has its winter coat but before long it will shed it for the sleeker summer coat.
Proper rotation can make an image work. Improper rotation can cause the the person viewing to wonder what isn't right about an image.