Resting Avocets-7679
Atlantic County, New Jersey
American Avocets are rare to uncommon migrants here in New Jersey, usually appearing in August or September. However, this small flock appeared at the Forsythe NWR in July. I tired several times to get a group shot, but they were usually way out in the water feeding or blocked from view by marsh grass. This was the one chance I had to photograph them but they were resting, eyes closed and bills tucked into their chests. There were also Short-billed Dowitchers feeding all around them. And so I waited and waited, sweating in the summer heat and being attacked by biting flies and mosquitos. All to get this one shot!
Resting Avocets-7679
Atlantic County, New Jersey
American Avocets are rare to uncommon migrants here in New Jersey, usually appearing in August or September. However, this small flock appeared at the Forsythe NWR in July. I tired several times to get a group shot, but they were usually way out in the water feeding or blocked from view by marsh grass. This was the one chance I had to photograph them but they were resting, eyes closed and bills tucked into their chests. There were also Short-billed Dowitchers feeding all around them. And so I waited and waited, sweating in the summer heat and being attacked by biting flies and mosquitos. All to get this one shot!