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Whimbrel

The goal on this morning was to photograph migrating Whimbrels on Ocean Beach in San Francisco, and I'm not sure I could have been more successful. Several dozen birds proved cooperative once I started crawling around, and I took over a 1,000 pictures during my two hour session. Choosing the best frames took some time - they liked to be looking everywhere but at me - but I was happy to walk out with a variety of poses and behaviors. The beach was loaded with sand fleas, so I understand why these and other shorebirds use it as a stopover en route to their Arctic nesting grounds. I particularly like the dropping sand/mud in this frame.

Ocean Beach, San Francisco County, California, 4/16/21
Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1/4x III on EOS 1DX Mark II
1/3200 at f/5.6, ISO 1250

  • Untitled photo
  • Snowy Plover
  • Whimbrel
  • Barred Owl
  • Surf Scoter
  • American Bittern
  • Bushtit
  • Red-tailed Hawk
  • Virginia Rail
  • Merlin
  • White Ibis
  • Canyon Wren
  • Black-necked Stilt
  • Chilean Skua
  • Black-necked Swan
  • Hooded Siskin
  • Magellanic Penguin
  • Buff-winged Cinclodes
  • Magellanic Penguin
  • Flying Steamer-Duck (male)
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