Saturday, November 1, 2014

Sanderling in the shallows at dusk, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

Sanderling wading through the shallows at dusk in Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
A sanderling splashes water droplets as it feeds in the pastel colors of dusk in Parker River NWR

From my evening last weekend with a friendly flock of sanderlings in Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. I spent over 45 minutes with this flock as they went through their evening routine of feeding, preening, and splashing through the calm waters of an ebbing tide at sunset.

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