Gray-tailed Tattler

Though best known for its forest/land birds, Thailand is a great destination for shorebird lovers. The Gray-tailed Tattler is among 60+ species which occur in the country, this individual materializing at the Laem Pakarang sandspit two hours north of Phuket. Jagged shards of coral made crawling impossible, but I was able to approach this obliging individual on foot before dropping to my stomach to capture this frame.

Laem Pakarang, Phangnga Province, Thailand, December 2019
Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x III on EOS 1DX Mark II
1/3200 at f/5.6, ISO 640