{"id":27701,"date":"2015-08-22T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-08-22T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=27701"},"modified":"2025-08-18T07:03:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:03:52","slug":"a-bathing-dunlin-at-fort-de-soto-county-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/08\/22\/a-bathing-dunlin-at-fort-de-soto-county-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Bathing Dunlin At Fort De Soto County Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BathingA bathing Dunlin – Nikon D200, handheld, f6.3, 1\/750, ISO 160, Nikkor 70-300mm VR at 300mm, natural light
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a simple image of a bathing Dunlin<\/span><\/a> from May of 2009 taken at Fort De Soto County Park that brings back wonderful memories for me.<\/p>\n

That day was absolutely chock full of interesting birds feeding, bathing, preening, flying and I reveled in it.<\/p>\n

I was there from 6:50 until 11:05 am and I don’t think I ever took a break from photographing all the birds that I saw. I went home dirty, tired and happy.<\/p>\n

It was a great day.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my Dunlin photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is a simple image of a bathing Dunlin from May of 2009 taken at Fort De Soto County Park that brings back wonderful memories for me. 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