Western Sandpiper Flock
I captured this flock of thousands of Western Sandpipers at the Copper River Shorebird Festival at Cordova. It was an amazing experience to be so close to so many birds and to watch their flock behavior. The flock would land and eat for a bit and then fly up for a short while before landing again to resume their hunt for food. These birds are filling up for their continued journey to their breeding grounds of the Yukon Delta in Alaska.
From the archives - with Covid-19 out there, it's safer to stay home and clean up the photo catalog and discover gems along the way...
Taken 6 May 2018 at Cordova, Alaska.
Western Sandpiper Flock
I captured this flock of thousands of Western Sandpipers at the Copper River Shorebird Festival at Cordova. It was an amazing experience to be so close to so many birds and to watch their flock behavior. The flock would land and eat for a bit and then fly up for a short while before landing again to resume their hunt for food. These birds are filling up for their continued journey to their breeding grounds of the Yukon Delta in Alaska.
From the archives - with Covid-19 out there, it's safer to stay home and clean up the photo catalog and discover gems along the way...
Taken 6 May 2018 at Cordova, Alaska.