On the way back to the boat ramp I took a photo of the other kayakers with me. Sitting down so close to the water gives a different perspective to the everything else on the water.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Shorebird Count at Crab Creek
The other day I kayaked over to the Crab Creek roost with friends to do a count of the shorebirds. We counted almost 400 birds with the majority being Bar-tailed Godwits. The Godwits were lined up along the sandspit with most standing out in the water a little way. I was doing a second check on the bird count when I thought I saw something different. Finding one different bird among a couple of hundred others is not easy so I took lots of photos. There was definitely one bird that was smaller and moving differently from the Godwits but it was not until I got the photos home and had a good look that I could definitely ID it as a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. 
On the way back to the boat ramp I took a photo of the other kayakers with me. Sitting down so close to the water gives a different perspective to the everything else on the water.
For more bird photos visit the Bird Photography Weekly.
On the way back to the boat ramp I took a photo of the other kayakers with me. Sitting down so close to the water gives a different perspective to the everything else on the water.
For more bird photos visit the Bird Photography Weekly.
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A great find there Mick. While I see plenty of godwits in the UK I have only ever seen one Sharp-tailed Sandpiper.
ReplyDeleteSharp-tailed Sandpiper? I never even heard of it. Good of you to see it.
ReplyDelete1 tiny little lost soul among the hundreds!
ReplyDeleteThat is some excellent sighting. Great shots. Makes me want to visit a shoreline...any shoreline....soon.
ReplyDeleteGood for you! while our world is looking so brown and frosty right now, yours is looking so warm and BLUE!
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