shore birds

American Golden Plover feeding in a melt water pool along the Teller Highway, Alaska.

Shore birds are my favorites. I love all the nature that gathers around the water.

Pectorial Sandpiper feeding on the tundra outside of Barrow, Alaska.

Gulls doing their morning stretch on the beach

These oyster crackers were so fun to watch on the beach

This was the first time I saw skimmers walking on the beach.

These birds are so fun to watch...I love how they dive bomb to get their dinner

While taking a walk around the Manasquan Reservoir I spotted this heron perched proudly on the tree stump

The osprey patiently watched me taking lots of shots of them perched

The osprey were very active at the reserve last weekend

The lake was full of wonderful birds for me!

Talk about perfect timing...went to the lake for sunrise photos and the heron was standing in the perfect spot for my photo op. I played around with it changing the background to emphasize the flag of your great nation.

Just hanging out at the lake!

While up in the Poconos I caught this Blue Heron hanging out at Lake Harmony.

These guys are hard to catch in flight! Luckily I was able to catch this one flying by me!

How lucky was I to catch the water bubbling over the sandpiper while enjoying his morning swim

While visiting Island State Park I had a blast shooting the many sandpipers on the beach that morning.

I went to a Manasquan Reservoir for the first time and found it calm and serene. I also saw this King Fisher flying from tree trunk to tree trunk.

These two were having a little lunch on the beach.

Perfect background for this gull. I got lucky for sure!