Thursday, July 14, 2011

Western sandpiper in summer colors, Point Reyes National Seashore

Western sandpiper in Point Reyes - Pat Ulrich Wildlife Photography

From an overcast morning in July 2010, a western sandpiper rests on Limantour Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore. This is an exciting time of the year when the shorebirds return from their breeding grounds still wearing their bright summer colors. I was out on this beach last weekend and didn't see many birds, but hopefully I'll have a chance to get down in the sand with them soon.

Western sandpipers - Pat Ulrich Wildlife Photography

View more images of peeps in my Sandpipers Gallery.

9 comments:

  1. oh they're so beautiful. so comfortable in his pose.

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  2. Very nice, Pat. I like that closeup :)

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  3. So clear and such amazing DOF as usual! beautiful bird!

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  4. The summer colors are always so much more dynamic with the shore birds. Blue Skies.

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  5. Good tip about the summer plumage Pat. I need to get out to Limantour.

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  6. Beautiful images, Pat! Fantastic detail, DOF and angle of shot. Looking forward to your future shorebird posts. Always a pleasure to view your sensational photographs!

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  7. Lovelly and relaxing images! Ifd i had to choose, i would chose °1 ;)

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