Sandpiper Purple 669 Newbiggin 2008
Mid-August is a great time for photographing waders [shorebirds]. Not only are there still some adults in summer plumages but the fresh-clad juveniles, which tend to be less wary, are also present. Just find the patch of seaweed they are feeding on and sit down a couple of hours before high tide. Get as low as possible, ignore all the insect bites you are getting and allow the water to push the birds close to you.
Using this strategy in Nova Scotia I once ended up with a small group of Least Sandpipers roosting on my out-stretched legs!
This Purple Sandpiper was an early return to the beach at Newbiggin from it high-Arctic breeding grounds
Sandpiper Purple 669 Newbiggin 2008
Mid-August is a great time for photographing waders [shorebirds]. Not only are there still some adults in summer plumages but the fresh-clad juveniles, which tend to be less wary, are also present. Just find the patch of seaweed they are feeding on and sit down a couple of hours before high tide. Get as low as possible, ignore all the insect bites you are getting and allow the water to push the birds close to you.
Using this strategy in Nova Scotia I once ended up with a small group of Least Sandpipers roosting on my out-stretched legs!
This Purple Sandpiper was an early return to the beach at Newbiggin from it high-Arctic breeding grounds