Shorebirds

A Semipalmated Plover stares over a colorful assortment of seaweed on the beach.
Killdeer perched on a rocky shore.
A sanderling forages in the shallows at sunrise. The orange and yellows of sunrise create a beautiful effect almost silhouetting the bird.
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A Willet walks toward you in the shallows of the tide. I was laying down flat on the beach as this bird came walking over towards me.
Willet resting at sunset.
A semipalmated plover stands in front of breaking waves in the background. The waves crash into the rocky shore break creating a unique effect for a shore bird photo.
Sandpiper foraging on a rocky jetty as waves crash all around.
A willet forages in the shallows as the ocean waves come ashore. The willet is walking in the water spraying water as it walks creating a unique effect for the photo.
Sanderling foraging in the shallows in front of the rising sun.
A sanderling forages and grabs a marine worm in the shallows as the tide comes in. This photo was taken along the Jersey Shore as I was laying in the sand. The sun was not yet up creating a blue hue to the photo.
A pair of sanderlings take a nap and preen, partially hidden behind seaweed. The green rocks in the background make the birds really stand out in the photo.
A close up portrait of a semipalmated plover as it forages along the beach.
A female Ruddy Turnstone forages along a beach.
A close up picture of a semipalmated plover walking on a beach. This bird came walking right up to me and was almost so close that I could not focus on it anymore with my camera.
A sanderling forages in the shallows for small crustaceans buried just below the surface of the sand. The sun was just barely over the horizon creating the nice pastel colors in the photo.
A female Ruddy Turnstone is partially hidden behind some seaweed as she takes a break from foreign on the beach. This shorebird was hanging out with a mixed flock of plovers and sanderlings.
A semipalmated plover forages on a beach during the early morning hours as the sun is rising over the horizon.
A semipalmated plover is silhouetted in orange from the rising sun on the beach.
A semipalmated plover is in a sea of pinks and blues as it forages in the early morning light.
Two semipalmated plovers face off in a display on the beach. The two birds would fan out their tails and wings to look larger and would engage in a type of dance to see who could forage in that particular spot. Breeding season was over but there wa
A lone semipalmated plover stands in the calm shallow waters at sunrise.
Rudy Turnstone hidden in the rocky jetty as waves crash.
Willet laying on the sandy beach at sunset.
Sanderling foraging in the waves at sunset.
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