wood sandpiper tringa glareola

This was a very tolerant bird and I got a lot closer than I usually do. In the end I backed off before it flew off.

Autumn is here but the high reed walls are protecting the lush vegetation growing at the side of the channel. The Wood Sandpiper has found here a good hunting ground. While the bird was feeding I could take several photos from the boat. Cristian

Evening light

This is an other familiar face (thank you Valery Schollaert for ID) that I met in the swamps of Amboseli - Kenya.

Thought I'd post just one more of these.

Not often I get close enough to photgraph them.

This is an other wader from my Danube Delta trip. The Wood Sandpiper was friendly enough and we could get close to him, with our boat.

Three from the car today. All 3 birds were attracted by a small roadside pool at Vombs ngar, one of my favourite sights in Skne.

A little closer than yesterday's.

Not often I get close enough for more than ID shots.

Not a great picture but it's been a while since I had one in the gallery.