Roasting on a spit

[jude01]

Okay the title may have been a bit deceiving, there is no food in these photo's. It was I who was roasting in the hot sun as I walked for what seemed like miles along the sand bar on Sidney Spit. Its a small Island across from where I live. I finally got out there after about 3 years of telling myself that I was going to go there "some day'.

(hopefully there I.D's are correct)

Greater Yellowlegs

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l189/selenaxrt123/yellowlegs2.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l189/selenaxrt123/yellowlegs3.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l189/selenaxrt123/yellowlegs.jpg

Western Sandpiper

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l189/selenaxrt123/wwesternsandpiper2.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l189/selenaxrt123/westernsandpiper.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l189/selenaxrt123/westernandpiper3.jpg

[jude01]

Caspian Terns

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l189/selenaxrt123/tern.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l189/selenaxrt123/flyingcaspiantern.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l189/selenaxrt123/caspiantern2.jpg

oyster catcher and whimbrel

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l189/selenaxrt123/oystercatcherandwhimbrel.jpg

? not shur what this one is

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l189/selenaxrt123/brownshorebird.jpg

and a very sad sight, a GBH with fishing line tangled in his feet

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l189/selenaxrt123/tangledheron.jpg

[Marko]

These are fab jude! Lovely comps here and some of these trickier exposures are well handled.
Very hard to pick a fave...

[Iguanasan]

These are fab jude! Lovely comps here and some of these trickier exposures are well handled.
Very hard to pick a fave...

I agree! :) Sad to see that one fellow with the fishing line tangled around him... makes you wish you could just invite him down to take it off.

[Runmonty]

Great Set Jude. I particularly like the "in flight" shots and the bird on the stump.

[Hillbillygirl]

All excellent takes in this set Jude.As Marko said, you handled some tough lighting VERY well. Btw, your unidentified looks like it is a Spotted Sandpiper from the bill length, and colouration.