sanderling

I am not very happy with the photos I have taken this month , which is one reason why I haven't posted much lately. But I find it frustrating and I have decided to retrieve one of these which in my view don't quite make the grade. On that day the sun was glaring right opposite the beach and it...

You aint close enough, unless you can pluck a feather or get stung!!!

I haven't posted a shot of a Sanderling for a little while, so here is one taken on an unusually sunny day a few weeks ago. I don't know what has happened to the feathers on its forehead but I imagine these busy little birds get into all sorts of scrapes. Edit. I had another look at this shot...

Not the most detailed of Sanderling images but I quite like the patterns created by the patches of foam. It also gives me the opportunity for another bad title! Ron

This is another one from the same afternoon. I really liked the beak in the water.

This was on the beach in Delray Beach, Florida. There were about 6 of these little guys running around.

A Sanderling taking a brief rest from running about and enjoying a good old scratch. Ron

Another Sanderling, I'm afraid. I have lot lots of shots of these but not much else. Ron

Another shot of a Sanderling on the beach at Gorleston. Ron

Another shot of a Sanderling at Gorleston last week, probing the wet sand for food. Ron

A Sanderling sprinting along the tide line at Gorleston. I have decided that these are just about the most entertaining birds of all to watch. I love the way their little legs become a blur when they really get moving. Ron

A Sanderling enjoying a bathing session in the sea at Gorleston. It must feel great after all that running about. Ron

Nice winter Sanderling at the Ebro Delta (Spain). 06/12/2010

Nine of the eleven Sanderlings at Gorleston yesterday lunch time. Ron

I took my camera to the harbour this lunchtime, hoping to photograph the Turnstones. Unfortunately, there was none to be seen. I was just about to return to work when I spotted a couple of Sanderlings on the beach. By the time I got to the sea there were eleven of them scampering about in front...

An uncropped full frame shot of a Sanderling at Lowestoft Ness. It's not especially sharp as the light was bad and the bloomin' little thing wouldn't stay still! It also kept coming too close to focus on it. Ron

A Sanderling executing a high speed cornering manoeuvre at Lowestoft Ness. We were whooping with delight as this little fella scurried about picking up crumbs which the gulls had missed. Ron