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shore birds

  1. Common Redshank and Dunlin

    Common Redshank and Dunlin

  2. American Golden Plover

    American Golden Plover

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

    From my vacation.

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

    Pectorial Sandpiper

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

    Yoga on the beach

    Gulls doing their morning stretch on the beach
  6. Oyster Cracker in flight

    Oyster Cracker in flight

    These oyster crackers were so fun to watch on the beach
  7. Skimmer  making his voice known

    Skimmer making his voice known

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

    Terns

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

    Perched blue heron

    While taking a walk around the Manasquan Reservoir I spotted this heron perched proudly on the tree stump
  10. Oh, it's you again

    Oh, it's you again

    The osprey patiently watched me taking lots of shots of them perched
  11. Osprey practicing his balancing act on the nest

    Osprey practicing his balancing act on the nest

    The osprey were very active at the reserve last weekend
  12. Hooded merganzer

    Hooded merganzer

  13. Sun kissed gull

    Sun kissed gull

  14. Great Blue Heron wading

    Great Blue Heron wading

    The lake was full of wonderful birds for me!
  15. God Bless the USA

    God Bless the USA

    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.
  16. Heron on the dock

    Heron on the dock

    Just hanging out at the lake!
  17. Blue Heron in flight

    Blue Heron in flight

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

    In flight sandpiper

    These guys are hard to catch in flight! Luckily I was able to catch this one flying by me!
  19. Sandpiper diving under water

    Sandpiper diving under water

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

    Morning run

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

    King Fisher

    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.
  22. Dinnertime!

    Dinnertime!

  23. In flight

    In flight

  24. Laughing gulls

    Laughing gulls

    These two were having a little lunch on the beach.
  25. Laughing gull

    Laughing gull

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