I know I’ve written about Western Sandpipers before, but this time you can see their winter plumage. Anywhere you see rock formations in the ocean, there are probably sandpipers.
They travel in huge flocks.
It’s actually hard to get a good picture of them in their winter plumage because their feathers are so light that they wind up looking over-exposed compared to the ocean background.
On the rocks they eat slowly, probing each crevice for food.
But on the sand, they will run up to a spot, and sink their beak all the way in.
Then they withdraw their beaks from the sand, and run to the next spot.
And as always I love my birds-in-motion shots, so here you go:
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