A group of Sanderling were busy scuttling up and down a stretch of shoreline. They were quite tame, and I wanted to get as close as possible. I used the classic birders army crawl, a technique popularised by X-man and Ray Mysterio. Ended up with a sandy belly, but some pretty nice shots.
It wasn't just Sanderlings in town. This mouse-like Semipalmated Sandpiper kept probing along the shoreline.
A graceful Black-bellied Plover posed in the evening light.
By now, I was starting to perfect the art of another type of close approach - slow and steady, and using the telescope as a screen. This Least Sandpiper is easily identifiable by its yellow legs, the only 'Peep' with this feature.
Last but not least was the Willet - in more appropriate surroundings than the last one I had far inland at La Presa.
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