tringa

Long legs and whitish eyebrow

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at about 7m. Same bird and relative distance as this shot from my Sony RX100 Mk III, this shot (reduced to 25% size) shows how much closer I can get with the SX60.

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at about 8m. Did some test photos with my new Sony RX100 Mk III. Bought this camera for better "pocket camera" photography and short-range bird and insect photography. My Canon SX60 is still my primary birding camera, much better...

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline (Oakland, CA, USA). Another photo with some translucency to the water below. This was seriously a great day for photographing the willets.

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline (Oakland, CA, USA). Another photo with some translucency to the water below. This was seriously a great day for photographing the willets.

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline (Oakland, CA, USA) at about about 20m. Willets, Yellowlegs, and Godwits are often seen flocking together in this area, so not a surprise to see these two cousins together.

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline (Oakland, CA, USA).

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline (Oakland, CA, USA). Such photogenic birds! I have a few more photos, but don't to bury everyone in willets. From a distance, in their winter plumage, they just look like smooth grey birds and not very exciting. But I am always in awe of...

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline (Oakland, CA, USA) at about 85m. I was first alerted to a possible predator around when this huge flock of willets and godwits suddenly burst off the pier they were resting on en masse and started flying around in a large circle. The...

A Redshank that appears to be dipping his toe to test the waters temp.

Redshank exiting water after having had a long bath!

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at about 10m. Blew-out the highlights too much to use as separate, larger photos. But I loved the motion captures of this willet flailing around while bathing. So, collage time! Last photo (bottom right) is when he hopped off to a different...

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at about 8m. Another photo of this bird but after it found something interesting to pick up.

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at about 8m. A common overwintering species in this area, many opportunities for photos at fairly close range.

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at about 8m. I've taken so many photos of these birds in their monochromatic winter grey that it's wonderful to see them getting some contrasting markings for the spring.

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at about 8m.

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at about 2m. Yeah, you read that right, 2 meters away. These birds are not usually willing to let people come that close, and my girlfriend and I took alot of pictures...tough opportunity to pass up. We wondered why this little guy was so...

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at about 2m. Yeah, you read that right, 2 meters away. These birds are not usually willing to let people come that close, and my girlfriend and I took alot of pictures...tough opportunity to pass up. We wondered why this little guy was so...

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at about 10m.

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at about 45m.

One of many birds that make me happy, even when I see no other bird that day :) From a marvelous day at Kulu.

Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)