Saturday, July 20, 2019

Avocets in the salt ponds, Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Photography by Pat Ulrich: Avocets &emdash; Avocets at Don Edwards NWR

Another treat of my July 2016 trip was taking a morning to catch the sunrise at Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge. This is a hotspot for large flocks of stilts and avocets, which are the birds that initially pulled me into photography over a decade ago.

Wildlife Photography by Pat Ulrich: Avocets &emdash; Avocet feeding

I find avocets to be so elegant in how they look and move, and they’re a rarity to find back home in Massachusetts. The light wasn’t great by the time I made it around to the salt ponds, but I did appreciate that a few avocets wandered toward my position along the shoreline to offer a reflection in the quiescent water.

Wildlife Photography by Pat Ulrich: Avocets &emdash; Group of avocets


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