I know I’ve written about Western Sandpipers before, but this time you can see their winter plumage. Â 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:
